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Greetings,

I fully expect that the poor souls on ISS and most near-term future
space missions will be forced to consume instant coffee. A few
grams of dehydrated coffee per serving is much less mass to deliver
than the whole beans or even ground coffee, and the machinery
needed to turn it into coffee is considerably lighter and simpler.

Problem solved (by the Italians, of course):

ISSpresso
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSpresso

Astronauts Can Now Brew Fresh Coffee In Space - March 2, 2016
https://www.foodrepublic.com/2016/03...ow-brew-fresh-
coffee-in-space/

How do astronauts drink coffee in space?
By Shannon Sweeney - Jun 05, 2018
https://www.deathwishcoffee.com/blog...s-drink-coffee

I seem to remember reading/hearing of astronauts making their
coffee / tea with the water straight coming from the fuel cells,
i.e. the fuel cell water was the right temperature for coffee/tea.

That would have been on the space shuttle, or earlier, NASA spacecraft.
ISS certainly doesn't use fuel cells for power. That said, it's not too
hard to safely heat water for coffee or other purposes in microgravity.

The thought of months or years without real coffee makes me tremble.
I have finally found a reason why I wouldn't volunteer for the space
mission if asked.

Instant coffee isn't that bad, IMHO. I've been on plenty of trips where
my own supply of instant coffee was all I had. I lived.

Such are the sacrifices for working in space, and I'm pretty sure I'm
not psychologically ready for that sacrifice.

LOL. We've all got to have our priorities. To me, space travel would
be like camping. I'm willing to give up some creature comforts in order
to make the trip.

Jeff
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