国际空间站将迎来首台咖啡机

The International Space Station is getting a brand new perk. Literally.

Guess what its gonna to get. Its first coffee machine！ How the heck did they go this long without that morning java？

NBC reports the capsule-based espresso machine， creatively dubbed the ISSpresso， will finally give astronauts a better alternative to the instant coffee theyve been drinking on board the space station for the past 13 years.

The vice president of Lavazza， the coffee retailer that helped create the ISSpresso， said in a statement，“We have been thinking about taking espresso into space for some time. Today we are in a position to overcome the limits of weightlessness and enjoy a good espresso on board the International Space Station.”

The first prototype of the ISSpresso was actually built last year， and the current model is reportedly undergoing some rigorous testing to make sure its ready for space travel. The cosmic coffee machine apparently contains so many backup and safety systems， it actually weighs about 44 pounds！ Talk about a heavy brew.

The ISSpresso should be ready to go just in time for the November launch of European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Shell be the first Italian woman to go to space.

And she seems pretty pumped to enjoy a real Italian espresso while in orbit. Christoforetti said on Twitter， “How cool is that？ Ill get to operate the first space espresso machine！”

According to Digital Trends， the machine will be placed in a new “corner café” on the ISS， which is apparently a designated place for socializing while on board.

Perhaps Starbucks will be opening a branch in space sometime soon？ The astronauts can only hope.

国际空间站很快就会有全新的咖啡福利了，千真万确。

猜猜那是什么？空间站史上的首台咖啡机！这种在早上喝不到咖啡的日子，他们怎么能坚持那么久呢？

据美国全国广播公司（NBC）报道，这台以密封囊为主的特浓咖啡机被极富创意地命名为“ISS特浓”，它将为宇航员提供更好的咖啡替代品——过去13年来，他们在太空站里一直只能喝到即溶咖啡。

协力制造“ISS特浓”的咖啡零售商乐维萨公司副总裁在一份声明中表示：“好一段时间以来，我们一直在思考如何将特浓咖啡送上太空。今天我们终于可以克服失重状态的影响，在国际空间站里享用一杯美妙的特浓了。”

首台“ISS特浓”样机实际上在去年就已经完成了。据称，目前的样机正在接受严格测试，确保其为太空旅行做好准备。这台宇宙咖啡机显然包含了多个后备系统以及安全装置，竟然重达44磅（约19.96千克）！还真是一杯“特浓”啊。

欧洲航天局宇航员萨曼莎·克里斯托弗雷蒂将是史上第一位遨游太空的意大利女性，她将于11月升空;届时“ISS特浓”也将一切就绪。

克里斯托弗雷蒂似乎因为能在轨道上也能享受到真正的意大利特浓而兴奋难抑。她在推特上说：“这实在太棒了！我还能操作第一台太空特浓咖啡机！”

据数码趋势网报道，这台咖啡机将设在国际空间站内一家全新的“拐角咖啡馆”中——这里显然是站内专门开辟的社交场所。

或许星巴克在不久的將来也会在太空开一家分店？宇航员们只能翘首以待了。

新闻词汇加油站 与空间站相关的词汇

运行篇

orbit 轨道

low Earth orbit 近地轨道

Milky Way 银河系

outer space 外太空

International Space Station 国际空间站

space physics exploration 空间物理探测

multi-manned and multi-day spaceflight

多人多天太空飞行

航天篇

astronaut 航天员

space suit 航天服

space shuttle 航天飞机

manned spaceship/spacecraft载人飞船

unmanned spaceship/spacecraft 无人飞船

carrier rocket 运载火箭

multistage rocket 多级火箭

launch pad 发射台

设备篇

antenna 天线

hatch 舱口

ladder 扶梯

solar panel 太阳能电池板

space elevator 太空升降舱

space food 太空食物

capsule 太空舱

command module 指令舱

propelling module 推进舱

orbital module 轨道舱

re-entry module 返回舱

service module服务舱

life support system 生命维持系统