Last week Italy was on the verge of sending astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, 37, to the International Space Station (ISS) with a specially designed espresso machine that works in zero-gravity. But this plan had been delayed because of undisclosed reasons. But this will definitely happen sometime in April 2015. Designed by Turin-based Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, the ISSpresso, pumps … [Read more...]
Lavazza To Send An Espresso Into Space For Astronauts
As capsule-based espresso machines have taken over the world, an Italian coffee company plans to take its coffee to space. Italian coffee manufacturer Lavazza has announced that it is working with the Italian Space Agency (ISA) and engineering firm Argotect and announced their project to create the ISSpresso machine – taking its name from the International Space Station (ISS), the first … [Read more...]