Eat your heart out George

May 5, 2015 5:37 PM

The perfect espresso with the perfect view requires the perfect cup.

Bonus material: Why is espresso in space so cool?

posted by michswiss (10 comments total)

My very favorite thing is that there is a real life astronaut in real life orbit, drinking Italian espresso from a 3D printed cup made by some folks in Portland, all while wearing a Starfleet uniform.

The future is a really cool place to live.
posted by zrail at 6:42 PM on May 5, 2015 [9 favorites]

Were does spresso go...?
posted by clavdivs at 6:43 PM on May 5, 2015 [1 favorite]

And while they're at it, they can also apparently extract shikimic acid, a starting material for Tamiflu, using the machine.
posted by Dr.Enormous at 6:46 PM on May 5, 2015 [1 favorite]

Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
posted by Fizz at 6:49 PM on May 5, 2015

Espresso in space requires engineering not yet invented, cool would be the tech used while drinking it.
posted by Mblue at 6:50 PM on May 5, 2015

I'd be happy with some Tang.

(I apologize from the beginning for the Ted Nugent reference)
posted by I love you more when I eat paint chips at 6:58 PM on May 5, 2015

A Pyrex French press with poly-carbon fiber filter served through a thin silver tube that doubles as a piccolo.
posted by clavdivs at 6:59 PM on May 5, 2015

Fucking hipster astronauts. . .
posted by rankfreudlite at 7:57 PM on May 5, 2015

You know what would be good with this? Space tacos!
posted by Room 641-A at 9:01 PM on May 5, 2015

Previously
posted by Rob Rockets at 10:08 AM on May 6, 2015