The goal of the Deep Space Food Challenge isn’t just food production technology development in space – we want it to be useful here on Earth, too! Food insecurity is the inadequate or insecure access to food and is a growing problem in Canada, particularly in the Canadian north.

Under the @MARTLETproject, a McGill University team has designed the Cricket Rearing, Collection, and Transformation System to grow and harvest protein-rich crickets for astronauts and people in remote environments🦗🪐🚀 Learn more: impact.canada.ca/en/challenges/…

We’re thrilled for our Northern neighbors who won Phase 2 of the #DeepSpaceFood Challenge! Don’t miss their innovative #food solutions for future astronauts! 🚀

The Cricket Rearing, Collection, and Transformation System promotes the growth and reproduction of crickets in a controlled environment while also offering an efficient means of harvesting these insects and processing them into an edible, nutritious powder.

To have a better look at our work on the  #CRCTS device as a new and innovative way of producing food for astronauts on deep-space missions, you can listen to our radio interview on CBC Montreal /Radio-Canada Info that aired in May 2022 : ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere…

The #DeepSpaceFoodChallenge is an international competition, organized by NASA and Canadian Space Agency, inviting teams to create novel and game-changing food technologies that maximize safe and nutritious food outputs for long-duration space missions: reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-teams-p…

We are pleased to announce that our team has been selected to move forward in the #DeepSpaceFoodChallenge as one of the four finalists in Canada. We are incredibly honored and proud of everyone on the team for their hard work. Congratulations to all the other finalists !

To learn more about our #CRCTS device and the Deep Space Food Challenge Phase 2 judging event, take a look at CBC Montreal/Radio-Canada Info "Découverte" show, aired on April 2nd 2023. We are very proud and thankful to showcase the product of labour : ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/decouvert…

Read more about us on McGill University's Reporter article on our win as one of four finalist teams in Canada in the context of the Deep Space Food Challenge Challenge. reporter.mcgill.ca/mcgill-team-ad…

Through 2022 and into January 2023, we worked to develop an initial prototype for the #CRCTS device. We built many components ourselves, while also making use of 3D printing technology to quickly manufacture more detailed elements of the system.

The future of space food could be as simple—and weird—as a protein shake made with astronaut breath or a burger made from fungus. trib.al/uUku31i

“[The #DeepSpaceFood Challenge] Phase 2 was kind of a kitchen-level demonstration,” says Angela Herblet [...] the project manager for the challenge. “Phase 3 is going to challenge the teams to scale their technologies.” 🚀 technologyreview.com/2023/05/18/107…

🤩Such an exciting workshop hosted by Canadian Space Agency! #DYK? The workshop includes two dedicated sessions on the #DeepSpaceHealthcare and Deep Space Food Challenge Challenges! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the innovators on their technologies🚀 Register: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/events/202…

Congratulations to the finalist teams of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge! Like the Canadian finalists, they are entering the third and last phase of the Deep Space Food Challenge: asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/sciences/f…

Today’s the registration deadline to attend the Canadian Space Agency workshop! We are very excited to be presenting our #CRCTS food production system for the Deep Space Food Challenge Challenge.

Some of our team members had a blast attending the #NYCxDESIGN Festival for the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Innovation Showcase. Huge thanks to the organizers and panelists from Smart Design, Canadian Space Agency, NASA, Impact Canada and Methuselah Foundation. We were pleased to exchange with everyone !

Thank you for this workshop ! We had a great time presenting our CRCTS device. For any questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Check out the CNN article featuring the @NASAPrize’s #DeepSpaceFood Challenge & the Nonfiction team! What #spacefood of the future would you want to taste test? 🍽️ cnn.com/2023/06/03/wor…

Thank you, @NASAPrize collaborators! Again, congratulations and best of luck to the Canadian finalists 😄🇨🇦