The issue of design for interplanetary space exploration focuses on several essential aspects, including the production, preparation, consumption and storage of food. These factors are crucial to ensure self-sufficient extraterrestrial habitats capable of functioning as living organisms. In this context, space tourism plays an important role by promoting innovation and enabling travellers to enjoy unforgettable experiences that go beyond the collective imagination of Space.

The challenge of Space Design is not limited to creating environments and products, but expands to designing experiences, in this case food and wine, that are functional but also emotionally engaging. Innovation is most disruptive when the objective is to transform the limit of gravity into an advantage by imagining new tools instead of plates, cutlery and glasses for eating and drinking inspired by new weightless gestures.

A significant example of this innovation is the base-less wine goblet designed for use in the absence of gravity. Since liquids in microgravity tend to flow along surfaces by capillarity, the goblet was designed to allow tasting without the need to completely contain the liquid. This prototype was developed in collaboration with Italesse and takes into account the influence of shapes on the senses, enhancing taste and olfactory qualities.

Another important innovation is the 3D pasta that was created to explore what will be the future of production technologies. Barilla Blue 1877 - Rhapsody, a partner in the project, has provided its know-how to produce new forms of food containing nutrient-rich sauces, offering an ideal solution for feeding in space. The food printing and programming processes are reminiscent of the Star Trek replicator, suggesting an evolution of alimentary production that could be applied both on Earth and in Space.