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How To Make Espresso In Space

Posted by timothy on from the they-finally-saw-airplane-II dept.

In a story that's sure to bring to the surface the long-debunked myth of an over-elaborate NASA quest to create a pen to operate in space, Wired reports that the coffee situation aboard the International Space Station is about to improve: the station will be getting a 20kg, custom designed Lavazza espresso machine, to be delivered along with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Among other differences from terrestrial espresso machines: the resulting beverage must be pumped into a straw-friendly bag rather than a demitasse. I wonder if there could be some way to adapt a (much lighter) Aeropress for space purposes, as a backup.

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  1. Putting the "Star" in Starbucks... by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now I want a machine that can make an iced latte in zero G.

    1. Re:Putting the "Star" in Starbucks... by Cryacin · · Score: 3, Funny

      You use approximately 20g of coffee beans to make a shot. Thus, you are talking $400 per shot. And for this delivery price, you are serving Lavazza?!?

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    2. Re:Putting the "Star" in Starbucks... by __aajfby9338 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm talking lattes here wait until you see the bill for lifting the cow into space!

  2. Re:yuck epresso by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    No need. They only send REAL men and worn into space.

  3. Seems kinda extravagant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    " to be delivered along with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti " it requires a barista?

  4. Re:yuck epresso by Opportunist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Should introduce them to the coffee my mom used to make. The recipe for it ends in "and if the horseshoe sinks you didn't use enough coffee".

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  5. Re:Short black with one by M8e · · Score: 4, Funny

    And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords!

  6. Re:Short black with one by TapeCutter · · Score: 4, Funny

    Instead they add this thing called "creamer" for which I have no idea how it relates to a cow.

    I'm an Aussie, many moons ago I was in a bar in Amsterdam talking to a Dutch guy and a bloke from Chicago. The American asked "What's wrong with the milk over here, it goes off after 3-4 days in the fridge?", the dutchman and I nearly died laughing.

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