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Italian female astronaut makes coffee in space for the first time in the world.

Published: 2026-08-25 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/08/25, Recently, Samantha Cristoforetti, a female astronaut from Italy, made a cup of coffee in space using a coffee machine, thus becoming the world's first space barista, according to foreign media reports. It is reported that on the same day, the female astronaut turned on the first espresso machine in space to brew the cup of coffee and then filled it with a special cup.

Samantha Cristoforetti, a female astronaut from Italy, recently became the world's first "space barista" by brewing a cup of coffee in space using a coffee machine.

According to reports, that day, the female astronaut opened the first espresso machine in space to brew the cup of coffee, and then served it in a special cup. Then she smiled at the camera, sipped her coffee and uploaded the photos from space to the Internet

To mark the historic moment, Christopher Fritty donned his iconic Star Trek jacket and quoted the movie line: "Coffee is the best organic suspension ever." (Coffee：the finest organic suspension ever devised)

Christopher has been in space for about six months and is expected to return to Earth next week.

Article from: China News Network

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