If you’re a tea or coffee person, it doesn’t matter where you are; you want a cup of your beverage. According to a clip shared by @bbcsounds on January 30, 2026, an Italian astronaut, Luca Parmitano, was aching for a good cup of Italian coffee in space.
It took a while to adhere to his requests, but the Italian Space Agency and Italian coffee manufacturer, Lavazza, finally created an espresso machine to send right up to space, reported The Guardian. In March 2015, NASA confirmed the “ISSpresso” machine was successfully ready to enter the International Space Station, and the first Italian astronaut to get a sip was Samantha Cristoforetti.
