Coffee Snobs Can Finally Get a Decent Cup of Espresso in Space

Italian coffee company Lavazza, engineering company Argotec and Italian space agency ASI are working together to bring espresso to the International Space Station. The collaborated to build a device called ISSpresso, which offers non-instant coffee inside the ISS for the first time.

While espresso in space might sound like an unnecessary luxury, Argotec’s managing director David Avino says it has positive psychological implications.

"Food provides an important psychological support and being able to enjoy a good Italian espresso may be just the right way to finish off the menu designed especially for each astronaut, helping him or her to feel closer to home,” he said Read more...