Space-brewed Japanese sake sells for over £500,000 Boffins in Japan have brewed the country's national drink sake in space for the first time. 9 May 2026 Japanese scientists have successfully brewed sake in space. Japanese sake has been brewed in space The boffins have been able to carry out the first step in their plan to establish facilities to make Japan's national drink on the lunar surface - with a small bottle of space-made tipple selling for over £500,000 last week.