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TIL about ISSpresso, an espresso machine Italian coffee maker Lavazza created for the ISS. It was used in space between 2015 and 2017. Use of the machine was done in conjunction with a zero-g espresso cup. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became the first person to drink an espresso in space

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