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HomeCategoryEntertainmentAstronauts to get coffee in space!
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Astronauts to get coffee in space!

Italian astronaut to deliver world's first zero gravity coffee machine to the International Space Station.
Posted by: admin , November 22, 2014
  • Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforeti will change the lives of astronauts forever when she delivers the world’s first zero gravity coffee machine to the International Space Station this weekend.
  • The machine weighs 20kg and was designed by Lavazza & engineering firm Argotec.
  • Among other issues, they had to work out how to get fluids flowing properly in zero gravity.
  • Samantha will be the first astronaut to have an espresso in space!
  • In space no one can hear you scream from the unique joy of an Italian espresso!

Read more:

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/11/21/isspresso-astronauts-will-finally-get-enjoy-decent-cup-coffee-space

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/11246025/Watch-ISSpresso-barista-style-coffee-to-blast-off-into-space.html

http://www.thevine.com.au/life/food/the-international-space-station-is-about-to-get-its-first-ever-coffee-machine-20141121-290567/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/11/21/this-weekend-iss-astronauts-will-get-their-first-zero-g-coffee-maker/

 

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Tags: astronaut, coffee, espresso, international space station, iss, lavazza, machine, samantha cristoforeti, space, zero gravity

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