Growinspace
Bioregenerative Life Support System
WE DEVELOP MODULAR, CLOSED-LOOP, AUTOMATED PLANT GROWTH AND FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR LIFE-SCIENCE RESEARCH AND SPACE EXPLORATION.
Growing Life in Space.
We pave the way towards bio-regenerative life-support systems by developing controlled-environment modules for plant cultivation beyond Earth.
Our space program
- Low Earth Orbit - Mission BLOOM2025
- Low Earth Orbit - NUCLEUS2026
- Moon - Mission LITTLE PRINCE2027
- Moon - MoonPod2028
- Mars - EBIOS2030
- Earth
- Orbital Stations
- Moon
- Mars
ISS (2025)BLOOMIn collaboration with INRAE, Interstellar Lab develops a small 2U plant growth facility to conduct plant growth experiments in microgravity, to understand the mechanisms involved in plants adaptation to extreme conditions. It will be integrated onboard the research platform of the ISS.
Orbital Station (2026)NUCLEUSAs part of the NASA Deep Space Food Challenge, we developed a fully autonomous, closed-loop food production system (microgreens, vegetables, mushrooms, and insects) designed to meet astronauts' nutritional needs during extended space missions. After three years of competition among over 300 teams from more than 30 countries, Interstellar Lab emerged as the first prize winner. The long-term goal of this system is to provide sustainable food production for space stations.
Moon (2027)Mission LITTLE PRINCEWith Mission LITTLE PRINCE, Interstellar Lab is looking to grow flowers on the Moon in transparent controlled-environment plant pods and capture data and pictures of this first step towards making any life multi-planetary. The company partnered with Astrolab to install the payloads on the lunar surface with FLEX (Flexible Logistics and Exploration) rover.
Moon (2028)MoonPodIn the context of the Artemis Program, we are working on adapting BioPod to lunar environment. Target release of inflatable lunar automated greenhouse: 2028.
Mars (2030)EBIOSEBIOS is composed of several controlled-environment modules. Combined together they form a bio-regenerative station able to support and sustain human life long term. To reach this goal, we will first adapt BioPod to martian environment with a target release of a MarsPod for 2030.
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Interstellar Lab partners with Astrolab to grow flowers on the Moon
MISSION LITTLE PRINCE
As part of Astrolab’s Mission 1, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will transport Astrolab’s FLEX rover to the lunar surface. SpaceX will use the Starship launch and landing system for this mission as soon as 2027. Following landing on the Moon, FLEX will deploy payloads for Interstellar Lab and other Astrolab customers. SpaceX and Astrolab expect Mission 1 to be completed as soon as 2027.
Fig 1FLEX Rover deploying Interstellar Lab plant pod
OUR GOAL
The primary scientific objective of the mission LITTLE PRINCE is to measure the impact of the lunar environment on plants' phenotype and molecular composition. The plant growth system payload, a smaller version of Quark from NUCLEUS, Interstellar Lab's food system winner of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge phase 1 and 2, will be a key component of the mission. FLEX, equipped with an advanced robotic arm, will skillfully install the plant pods on the lunar surface, marking a historic moment in lunar exploration and scientific research.
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NUCLEUS, our NASA-backed food production system for long-term space missions, won NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge.
NUCLEUS
To reduce crew time, we developed an AI that automates daily tasks such as climate control and plant watering. The software interface allows astronauts to follow climate data and the growing process in NUCLEUS.
Nutritional Closed-Loop Eco-Unit System
Nucleus is a closed-loop, self-sustaining system for efficient food production, that optimizes nutrients and yields while minimizing resource use and waste.
Fig 1NUCLEUS 
Fig 2Freshly grown food ingredients in NUCLEUS 
Fig 3An engineer operating NUCLEUS
How It Works
NUCLEUS has 6 growing modules called Quarks, adaptable to different setups to grow sprouts, vegetables, insects, and mushrooms. All modules connect with a software that provides electricity, irrigation, climate control, and reminds the crew when it's time to clean or replace components. 3 system modules house functional components—while recycling CO₂ produced in the insect and mushroom Quarks to boost photosynthesis.
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