IF you’ve ever wondered what space smells like, then this new perfume could give you the answer.
It is being created as part of a Kickstarter project with the help of a former NASA scientist.
The fragrance is called ‘Eau de Space’.
According to CNN, product manager Matt Richmond revealed that it was developed by chemist Steve Pearce, who previously worked for NASA.
The fragrance is called ‘Eau de Space’.
According to CNN, product manager Matt Richmond revealed that it was developed by chemist Steve Pearce, who previously worked for NASA.
Pearce was hired by NASA in 2008 to work on a space scent project that could help with training future astronauts.
He relied on notes from astronauts who had been in space and reported that ozone smells bitter, smoky, and even like fried steak, rum, and raspberries.
Astronauts have reported experiencing a peculiar space smell when helmets are removed after a spacewalk.
Many of them report a meat and metal odor.
The rum and raspberry scent had previously been connected to the chemical compound ethyl formate, which was found in a vast cloud of dust at the center of our galaxy.
It is the same chemical responsible for the flavor of raspberries and it smells a bit like rum.
The people behind Eau de Space hope that interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will increase.
The Kickstarter says: “Decades ago, NASA hired specialists to develop the” smell of space “to help train astronauts before launching them into orbit.
“NASA’s goal of simulating space during training is to eliminate any surprises astronauts may experience in outer space.
“Practice makes perfect, and it’s Rocket Science. The Smell of Space has been locked behind “Need to Know”, field training only for astronauts and bureaucracy for years.
“Through court determination, determination, good luck, and a couple of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, we got him out.”
The initial goal of the project was to raise $ 1965.
Since then, he broke that record with $ 241,842 in donations and 5,822 backers at the time of writing.
Sponsors are asked to commit $ 29 to receive a four ounce bottle and donate another to a school STEM project.
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