# Aleph Farms Aleph Farms are a cultured meat start-up, and successfully cultured **lab grown meat in space** Aleph Zero - their space program - food was grown on International Space Station, 248 miles from any natrual resources, in 2019 - bovine cells were harvested on Earth and taken to space, where they were grown using a 3D printer - this involved the assembly of small-scale muscle tissue in a 3D bioprinter under controlled microgravity conditions - the process involved zero waste and zero emissions - this experiment marks significant steps towards providing astronauts with fresh food $105 million was raised in a Series B funding round (2021) The company's pilot commercial launch is planned by the end of 2022 ##### Sources https://www.aleph-farms.com/about-us https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/07/wheres-the-beef-248-miles-up-as-first-meat-is-grown-in-a-space-lab https://nocamels.com/2021/07/israels-aleph-farms-raises-whopping-105-million-for-lab-grown-slaughter-free-meat/ #pn