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Operations => Aerospace Education => Topic started by: CadetSnuffy on May 05, 2015, 06:13:21 PM

Title: Coffee on the ISS paving new roads in micro-technology
Post by: CadetSnuffy on May 05, 2015, 06:13:21 PM
One small sip for man, one giant espresso machine on board the ISS

http://aviationweek.com/blog/iss-fluid-dynamics-experiment-fresh-brewed-espresso (http://aviationweek.com/blog/iss-fluid-dynamics-experiment-fresh-brewed-espresso)

Coffee machine designed to brew coffee in zero-gravity. Named the ISSpresso, this machine took a lot of engineering to complete, but is just an experiment for what is to come.

SPACE CUPS!! New weird looking cups are being designed that don't need gravity to work. The cups utilize surface tension in order to direct the flow of liquid into the user's mouth. In other words, no more sipping out of bags for the astronauts. Hmm... I wonder if toothbrushes are next.  ;)