A proper espresso coming soon to the International Space Station

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I knew that photo was from Lavazza, they just can’t stop putting subliminal vaginas in their adverts.

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If all I get after following the link is the same photo and the same paragraph, with no link to anything more substantive, it’s not a STORY, it’s just fluff. Thought better of you.

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It’s cool but it just reminds me of a colostomy bag.

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Yeah me too. That’s just about disgusting.

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Here is Lavazza’s press release and, if you’ll pardon the bit of self-promotion, our article about the ISSpresso.

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Same espresso - different subtext of post

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here:

http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/cosmic-caffeine-astronauts-getting-espresso-maker

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whoa, 44 lbs! That’s one heavy coffee maker, especially for space.

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Generating sufficient pressure and maintaining perfect high-temperature seals in a low gravity environment takes a lot of quality hydraulic equipment.

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Maybe send Starbucks to ISS/space? :stuck_out_tongue:

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