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How To Make Espresso In Space
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.
Now I want a machine that can make an iced latte in zero G.
" to be delivered along with Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti " it requires a barista?
And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords!
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.
And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? - Pink Floyd.