They were the sort of thing which required fermentation to render them effective.

它们是那种需要才能挥作用的东西。

That's what leavening agents do, is they take air and they expand it and make it the cake.

这就是剂的作用，它们吸收空气并其膨胀，从而形成蛋糕。

Indeed, given that microgravity and the high levels of radiation in space might disrupt the microbial interactions needed to make this process happen, it has always been unclear if fermentation was even possible in space.

事实上， 考虑到微重力和太空的高辐射水平可能会破过程所需的微生物相互作用，在太空是否可行一直是个未知数。