UberEats teamed up with Yusaka Maeawa, the Japanese entrepreneur who launched to the ISS last week, to deliver canned Japanese dishes to the astronauts aboard the ship.
The current cost of shipping goods into space is very restrictive. We need a more vigorous and affordable space shipping industry to make more headway in space exploration.
Here’s how much money it actually costs to launch stuff into space
NASA ships all kinds of cargo to astronauts on board the International Space Station. The price per pound varies, but even minimal estimates are staggering.
Check out this concept for using space to offer lighting-fast delivery services between various destinations on Earth.
Looks like Uber Eats is already ahead of the curve! They made a food delivery to the International Space Station.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10305853/UberEats-delivery-service-send-food-SPACE-sending-food-ISS.html
The current cost of shipping goods into space is very restrictive. We need a more vigorous and affordable space shipping industry to make more headway in space exploration.