The International space station ISS is to receive a coffee machine designed for zero gravity .The machine is being delivered this weekend.
The ISSpresso as it called is set to go the orbital station this weekend .
Astronauts on the space station will finally enjoy a decent brew .The twenty kg machine is designed by famed Italian coffee maker Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec , which specializes in making space food.
Cristoforetti ,who is also a captain in Italian Air force ,"will be not only the first female astronauts from Italy to go into space ,but also the very first astronaut in the history of the conquest of space to savour an authentic Italian espresso in orbit,"The two companies said in a statement.
The designer says it uses "Extraterrestrial" capsules and can operate in "microgravity" conditions.
According to David Avino ,Argo-tech director general IISpresso is a technological achievement that conforms to the technical requirements and ultra strict security measures imposed on by Italian space agency .
Among the challenges for the engineer was figuring out how to get the liquid flowing properly in zero gravity .Its steel components also had to be able to withstand the enormous pressure .
Making coffee in space is difficult ,especially espresso , which relies on 94° c of water being passed through ground coffee under high pressure .
On earth it is achieved with the help of gravity .The ground coffee is placed in a perforate container , the water is heated and shot on to the coffee to be drip into the cup.In space there is no up and down , so things don't naturally falls.
In space ,water and scalding coffee would simply form droplets ,and float away,presenting a hazard to the astronauts and and sensitive electronics on board,so ISSpresso takes water from a pouch and pumps it round the machine .
The water is heated and placed under pressure ,then fired through a capsule of ground coffee.The water must reach the coffee at 9 bar of pressure to be called a certified Italian espresso.The piping in the espresso can withstand the pressures of up to 400 bar .The machine itself weighs 20kg .
The resulting drink is pumped into another plastic pouch and the astronauts drinks it through a straw .
According to the coffee company Lavazza ,the taste of coffee itself will be indistinguishable from that brought in Earth bound coffee -shops.
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The ISSpresso as it called is set to go the orbital station this weekend .
Astronauts on the space station will finally enjoy a decent brew .The twenty kg machine is designed by famed Italian coffee maker Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec , which specializes in making space food.
Cristoforetti ,who is also a captain in Italian Air force ,"will be not only the first female astronauts from Italy to go into space ,but also the very first astronaut in the history of the conquest of space to savour an authentic Italian espresso in orbit,"The two companies said in a statement.
The designer says it uses "Extraterrestrial" capsules and can operate in "microgravity" conditions.
According to David Avino ,Argo-tech director general IISpresso is a technological achievement that conforms to the technical requirements and ultra strict security measures imposed on by Italian space agency .
Among the challenges for the engineer was figuring out how to get the liquid flowing properly in zero gravity .Its steel components also had to be able to withstand the enormous pressure .
Making coffee in space is difficult ,especially espresso , which relies on 94° c of water being passed through ground coffee under high pressure .
On earth it is achieved with the help of gravity .The ground coffee is placed in a perforate container , the water is heated and shot on to the coffee to be drip into the cup.In space there is no up and down , so things don't naturally falls.
In space ,water and scalding coffee would simply form droplets ,and float away,presenting a hazard to the astronauts and and sensitive electronics on board,so ISSpresso takes water from a pouch and pumps it round the machine .
The water is heated and placed under pressure ,then fired through a capsule of ground coffee.The water must reach the coffee at 9 bar of pressure to be called a certified Italian espresso.The piping in the espresso can withstand the pressures of up to 400 bar .The machine itself weighs 20kg .
The resulting drink is pumped into another plastic pouch and the astronauts drinks it through a straw .
According to the coffee company Lavazza ,the taste of coffee itself will be indistinguishable from that brought in Earth bound coffee -shops.
ISSpresso
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