The key facts

  • Roscosmos and Logika Moloka signed an agreement to develop 'dry yogurt' for cosmonauts
  • The product is planned to contain 10 times more probiotic bifidobacteria than regular yogurt
  • The product will be stored without refrigeration and is being considered for Arctic expeditions and hard-to-reach areas

Agreement on 'dry yogurt' for orbit

The state corporation Roscosmos and the company Logika Moloka (Milk Logic) have agreed to develop a special dairy product for Russian cosmonauts — 'dry yogurt.' The cooperation agreement was signed by Roscosmos head Dmitry Bakanov and chairman of the board of directors of Logika Moloka Ruslan Alisultanov, the corporation's press service reported (as written about by Gazeta.Ru and Life.ru).

What is planned to be included in the composition

According to the press service, 'dry yogurt' will retain its functional properties thanks to a specially developed drying technology. It is expected to contain 10 times more probiotic bifidobacteria than regular yogurt. In addition, the composition is planned to include vitamins D, E and B vitamins, calcium and protein. The product will not require refrigerated transport — according to Bakanov, creating special food for orbital crews is a complex scientific and technological task, and solutions developed for space can later be used by ordinary consumers as well.

Use on Earth and context

Roscosmos noted that dry yogurt will be in demand not only in space but also in Arctic expeditions, on remote islands and in other hard-to-reach areas where it is difficult to deliver perishable products. Earlier, Bakanov said that long shelf-life dairy products would first be developed for cosmonauts and then offered for commercial sale. Work on space food in Russia continues in other areas as well: as Life.ru previously reported, specialists from the Bakery Industry Research Institute are developing a technology for baking fresh bread directly in orbit — for this purpose, yeast and bacterial cultures for sourdough are planned to be delivered to the station, and the first tests of lactic acid bacteria in space took place in 2025. Also, a space garden has been started on the ISS. The publications do not report the timeline for creating the yogurt or the start of its testing.