Time to make the coffee
Posted on by Kolbe
Most of us understand the importance of a good cup of coffee during the workday. For some of us it’s the only thing that can carry you through the day. Now imagine being 155 miles from the nearest coffee place. That is the issue that Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano was dealing with. When he returned from the International Space Station (ISS) he said the thing he missed the most was a real cup of espresso. Meanwhile, Italian engineers were already hard at work developing the first espresso machine able to work in space. The appliance is the first capsule based espresso machine, meaning it uses capsules rather than loose grounds. The machine is able to make other coffee drinks too, besides just espresso. The astronauts aboard the ISS have had a coffee machine before, but by all accounts it was a poor substitute for the coffee we know here on Earth. This new machine will provide our space men and women with the same coffee we would get in a coffee shop here on Earth. Now for the best part, this new espresso machine’s name… ISSpresso!