To go an entire morning without your cup of freshly brewed coffee is tough but image only having instant coffee for nearly 6 months. Since November, Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been in space with only instant coffee to keep her caffeinated. Luckily on Friday, the SpaceX supply ship delivered the world’s first espresso machine designed for astronauts to the International Space Station. Read Cristoforetti’s response to receiving this espresso coffee machine below.
“It’s been just amazing,” Cristoforetti said after snaring the Dragon over the Pacific.
“Lots of science and even coffee’s in there, so that’s pretty exciting.”
The espresso machine is three months late because of the backlog created by last year’s loss of a supply ship in a launch explosion. Much later and the espresso machine would have missed Cristoforetti, who returns home next month. She says she can’t wait to try some space espresso.
The Dragon will remain at the orbiting lab until around May 21, when it will be released full of experiments and discarded equipment for return to Earth. It’s the only supply ship capable of bringing items back.
SRC: Learn more about this Space Station Delivery at: www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/spacex-delivers-espresso-coffee-machine-to-space-station/story-e6frg8y6-1227312591130