Holy Cow There is Coffee in Space

Ok there’s decaf coffee, Starbucks, gourmet coffee and all kinds of variations.  Now there is coffee in space what?  Here is an excerpt on what is happening:

Moments after David Avino turned on an espresso machine in the middle of the International Astronomical Congress exhibition floor here Monday (Sept. 29), more than a dozen bystanders stopped in their tracks to watch it brew.

The machine — called ISSpresso — is a prototype similar to one that will fly to the International Space Station in April 2015 aboard Orbital Sciences’ robotic Cygnus cargo vessel. It will take astronauts only minutes to set up ISSpresso on the orbiting lab — all they’ll need to do is take out the box, secure the machine to the wall with bungee cords and get some water in a standard pouch. And then astronauts can enjoy some espresso with their space food.

Well until they can transport a barista above planet earth this is a nice step as the astronauts work hard!

Check out more on how they make lattes in space on page 2

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