You have probably heard about the highly-anticipated SpaceX rocket launch tomorrow as well as our recent Budweiser news – that we are taking the first step toward our goal of becoming the first beer on Mars!

“Budweiser is upholding its commitment to be the first beer on Mars by confirming upcoming experiments on the International Space Station with plans to send and study barley – one of its key ingredients – into space in early December. The reason? Earlier this year at the South by Southwest conference, Budweiser announced its goal to be the first beer on Mars – offering a colonized red planet the same enjoyments provided here on earth, including fresh beer! And while socializing on Mars might be in the near-distant future, Budweiser is taking steps now to better understand how its ingredients react in microgravity environments so that when we get to Mars, Budweiser will be there.”

We are sending barley to the International Space Station on this very SpaceX CRS-13 rocket for a series of experiments on seed exposure and germination, and the cargo mission is set to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Florida tomorrow at approximately 11:45am ET.

SpaceX has set up a live stream on their homepage at www.spacex.com.