<p>The wait for a cup of coffee for astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) - 435 km above in the sky - will soon be over.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is all set to take an "ISSpresso" machine to the ISS this November, courtesy the Italian Space Agency (ISA).<br /><br />"ISSpresso", made by global coffee company Lavazza with engineering firm Argotec, is the first coffee machine able to work in micro gravity on the ISS. The machine uses a normal Lavazza coffee capsule that is posted on top of the machine.<br /><br />Water is aspirated and pressurised in a unique electrical system and is then heated. The granules mix with the hot water and the coffee is piped into a pouch.<br /><br />It is securely fastened to the machine using a "rapid coupling/uncoupling system". Astronauts drink the coffee straight from the pouch using a straw, media reports said.<br /><br />"ISSpresso represents a technologically high-value project which will help improve our understanding of the principles of fluid dynamics and conditions in micro gravity," Giuseppe Lavazza, vice president of Lavazza, was quoted as saying.</p>
<p>The wait for a cup of coffee for astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) - 435 km above in the sky - will soon be over.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is all set to take an "ISSpresso" machine to the ISS this November, courtesy the Italian Space Agency (ISA).<br /><br />"ISSpresso", made by global coffee company Lavazza with engineering firm Argotec, is the first coffee machine able to work in micro gravity on the ISS. The machine uses a normal Lavazza coffee capsule that is posted on top of the machine.<br /><br />Water is aspirated and pressurised in a unique electrical system and is then heated. The granules mix with the hot water and the coffee is piped into a pouch.<br /><br />It is securely fastened to the machine using a "rapid coupling/uncoupling system". Astronauts drink the coffee straight from the pouch using a straw, media reports said.<br /><br />"ISSpresso represents a technologically high-value project which will help improve our understanding of the principles of fluid dynamics and conditions in micro gravity," Giuseppe Lavazza, vice president of Lavazza, was quoted as saying.</p>