. Samantha Cristoforetti, an Italian astronaut, became the first person to drink a coffee in space. She posted the following selfie from the International Space Station on Sunday. In it, she was sipping zero-gravity coffee from an specially-created cup. Ms. Cristoforetti appears to be the first woman in space. It is possible that her Italian heritage has influenced astronauts to prefer her brew. Rumours have it that Ms. Cristoforetti is now the ISSpresso operator (the space espresso machine). The one making the coffee. Next week, Ms. Cristoforetti will return to Earth after her six-month mission. She was able to sample the ISSpresso’s brews. Lavazza and Argotec developed the machine. It was expected to reach the International Space Station in January. However, it didn’t make it there until April due to a backlog of shipments. Ms. Cristoforetti enjoys her coffee, makes history, and wears a Star Trek uniform. (Image: twitter.com/astrosamantha) Lavazza expressed its delight at the astronaut’s comments by tweeting “Today the International Space Station feels a little more like home.” The first capsule-based espresso system for space Argotec says the ISSpresso is the first capsule-based espresso system able to work in the extreme conditions of space, where the principles that regulate fluid dynamics of liquids and mixtures differ significantly from those typical on Earth. The crew called ISSpresso’s brews, which include tea, caffe lungos and broth, “yesterday’s coffee” because they use their recycled urine. Paolo Nespoli and Luca Parmitano, both Italian astronauts, came up with the idea of a ‘proper coffee maker’ in space. They soon realized that there wasn’t anything decent to drink on their trip to ISS. Argontec and Lavazza say that the machine is not only technologically superior, but also expands the range of flavors available to the crew. It will also help us better understand fluid dynamics under zero gravity. The ISSpresso machine was specifically designed to be used in zero gravity. Giuseppe Lavazza (Image: Argotec), Vice President of Lavazza said that Italian coffee has been a drink without borders for a while and had thought about sending the espresso to space. In fact, the Espresso was launched into space artistically ten years ago with photographs by Thierry Le Gues, and Mission to Espresso. This project is a joint venture between Lavazza and Argotec.
Italian astronaut brews the first espresso coffee in space. She wore a Star Trek costume
