The best part of waking up... well, besides the whole "I'm in space" part, astronauts can now say it's their morning cup of Joe. Astronauts on the International Space Station will soon be waking up to real honest-to-goodness Italian espresso, according to ABC News.
Sure, astronauts have pouches of instant coffee to drink with their floating bits of cake, but who wants instant when you're used to a nice Italian roast? Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti "will be not only the first female astronaut from Italy to go into space, but also the very first astronaut in the history of the conquest of space to savor an authentic Italian espresso in orbit," the two companies that created the machine said in a statement*, according to Luxemburger Wort.
*Most reports have indicated that the espresso maker is to travel with Cristoforetti, but ABC News reports that the machine's travel date has been postponed. Cristoforetti had a Tweet on her account about her excitement over having good coffee while in space, but the Tweet has since been removed. HNGN has a request out to Cristoforetti and ESA for clarification.
