NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge sought sustainable solutions for feeding astronauts on long missions. Interstellar Lab’s NuCLEUS system won the $750,000 prize. It uses AI to grow plants, mushrooms, and insects in a closed-loop environment, addressing nutritional gaps in prepackaged space food. The system will launch into space next year. NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge sought sustainable solutions for feeding astronauts on long missions. Interstellar Lab’s NuCLEUS system won the $750,000 prize. It uses AI to grow plants, mushrooms, and insects in a closed-loop environment, addressing nutritional gaps in prepackaged space food. The system will launch into space next year. Economic Times