今年早些時候，百威（Budweiser）公布了成為首個登陸火星的啤酒品牌的計劃。本周，公司朝著這個目標邁出了一大步，宣布將把啤酒的核心原料大麥送至國際空間站（International Space Station）進行研究。

百威將與幾位研究人員一起，通過SpaceX的下一次貨運任務，開展兩次大麥試驗。這次貨運火箭預計將于12月4日從佛羅里達州的卡納維拉爾角空軍基地（Cape Canaveral Air Force Station）發射。大麥進入太空后，將在軌道中繞轉一個月，隨后返回地球開始后續分析。

百威的副總裁里卡多·馬奎斯表示：“百威啤酒一直在推動創新的界限，登陸火星的共同美國夢給予了我們靈感。對于即將在這顆紅色星球上展開的啤酒釀造研究，我們感到非常興奮。”

研究團隊將進行試驗，觀察大麥種子在微重力環境下的表現。它將為探索在火星上釀造啤酒的必要條件，以及未來在地球上種植大麥提供信息。（財富中文網）

Earlier this year, Budweiser announced its plans to be the first beeron Mars. This week it took one giant step toward that goal with the announcement it plans to send and study barley, one of the key ingredients in beer, on the International Space Station.

Budweiser, along with several researchers, will initiate two barley experiments via SpaceX’s upcoming cargo supply mission. The mission is scheduled to depart on Dec. 4 from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Once the barley makes it to space, it will stay in orbit for a month before making a return to Earth to be analyzed.

“Budweiser is always pushing the boundaries of innovation and we are inspired by the collective American Dream to get to Mars,” Ricardo Marques, vice president at Budweiser said in a statement. “We are excited to begin our research to brew beer for the red planet.”

The group will conduct experiments to see how barley seeds react to the microgravity environment. The research is expected to offer insight on what will be necessary to create beer on the Red Planet as well as provide information on the future production of barley here on Earth.