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| Samantha Cristoforetti aboard International Space Station (Credit: NASA) |
An astronaut has done the most epic Star Trek cosplay
ever. All y’all can stop doing it now. Samantha Cristoforetti posted a
picture of herself on Twitter motioning to the oncoming cargo delivery
by the Dragon spacecraft launched by SpaceX last week.
“There’s coffee in that
nebula”… ehm, I mean… in that #Dragon.
pic.twitter.com/9MYrqIOXnI
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Sam Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) April
17, 2015
The vital cargo included the world’s first Zero-G Espresso machine known as ISSpresso
by LavAzza. Up till now the crew has been forced to drink freeze-dried
instant coffee. It’s reportedly “an excellent instant coffee” according
to Vickie Kloeris
the Manager of the Space Food Systems Laboratory, but nowhere near as
good as the real thing. For the Italian astronauts, used to drinking a
hot cup of espresso, it’s especially hard. Italian Astronaut Luca Parmitano said, “The only thing I really miss, if we talk about food, is a real Italian espresso coffee.” The device itself is a feat of engineering
to bring the space travelers a good “cup of Joe” and no one really
knows if it’s going to work out, but everyone decided it was worth the
challenge.
The reference is to an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
called “The Cloud”. When Captain Janeway had to stop making coffee to
save power, a nebula promised enough power to get her back her black
coffee.
Cristoforetti’s is the first Italian female astronaut and is well known for her love of Star Trek. After Leonard Nimoy died, she shared a picture of her giving the “Vulcan salute” and quoting about his character Mr. Spock.
“There’s coffee in that
nebula”… ehm, I mean… in that #Dragon.
pic.twitter.com/9MYrqIOXnI
—
Sam Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) April
17, 2015
This
is the first known cosplay in space which is pretty remarkable when you
think about it. Not only did she have to time and plan the picture, but
she also had to have her hair done and have the costume. Considering
she was launched on 23 November 2014 that means she either has the
costume with her for fun, made the costume in space or had it sent to her. No
matter how you look at it, its amazing.
Cristoforetti is now working and living on the International Space
Station as part of her Futura mission and enjoys interacting with space
enthusiasts on Twitter as @AstroSamantha.
Via Space and The Mary Sue
Are you
impressed withe the Star Trek cosplay? Is it worth it for the
astronauts to get good coffee? What would you do without coffee for a
year?
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<span class="dsq-postid" data-dsqidentifier="33223 ">5 Comments
That's awesome!
She wins!
Most astronauts say they were inspired by Star Trek.
It really is amazing Pat. Hooray for Italy!
I'd say most are Alex but I question how many are as dedicated as her.
Best astronaut ever.