The astronauts in space will soon be sipping some good coffee. The International Space Station is getting a real Italian espresso machine.
They will still have to use the pouches, but at least the freshly brewed coffee will pack some zero-gravity punch.
The specially-designed-for-space espresso machine is dubbed ISSpresso — ISS for International Space Station.
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Its launch early next year from Wallops Island, Virginia, is timed to coincide with the six-month mission of Italy’s first female astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti.
She will be the first out-of-this-world barista.
(Liberty Times)
太空人很快就能在太空中啜飲一些好咖啡了。國際太空站即將有一台真正的義大利濃縮(espresso)咖啡機。
他們還是得用袋子喝,但至少這種新鮮煮好的咖啡可以包進一些零重力的活力。
這種專為太空環境設計的濃縮咖啡機名為ISSpresso,也就是國際太空站裡的濃縮咖啡。
這台機器明年將從維吉尼亞州沃洛普斯島升空,正好與義大利首位女性太空人珊蔓莎.克里斯托弗雷蒂展開六個月任務同一時間。
她將是第一位「來自外太空的」咖啡師。
(自由時報/翻譯:國際新聞中心)
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