HAVING a relaxing cup of coffee - with out of this world
views - is now possible for astronauts on the international space station,
after scientists worked out how to make coffee move in zero gravity.
Liquid behaves differently in space - with challenges involved in basic
human activity, such as washing, and going to the bathroom.
But some would argue that a regular cuppa is almost as important as those
other functions - so of course NASA physicists spent plenty of time trying to
work out how to make that perfect cup of coffee work in space.
Amazingly, it has little to do with changing the type of coffee, but much
more about the shape of the cup it is held in.
NASA has produced a video to explain the phenomenon - and say the cup has
many uses - including celebratory toasts.
Let's hope they limit the amount of alcohol on board. We can't imagine a
space hangover being fun.
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