The instant coffee in space is extremely popular, but it can’t compete with espresso.
And that is a problem, particularly for the Italian astronauts that occasionally come to the station. In 2013, Luca Parmitano reportedly said the only food he missed from Earth was espresso coffee.
Now a resupply mission with a space-aged espresso maker is coming to the rescue of Italy’s current astronaut aboard the space station, Samantha Cristoforetti.
The International Space Station is getting an espresso machine. It’s called ISSpresso.
The Space Station Gets A Coffee Bar
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