Space station's new drink: Out-of-this-world coffee

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SAMANTHA Cristoforetti had an espresso on Sunday that was out of this world, and she did it in the name of science. Ms Cristoforetti is an astronaut, the seventh Italian and the first Italian woman to venture into orbit. She has been at the International Space Station since November, and over the weekend got to do something quintessentially Italian: She became the first person to drink an authentic serving of what she called "the finest organic suspension ever devised" in space.

"Fresh espresso in the new Zero-G cup! To boldly brew . . . " she posted on social media.