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International Space Station gets Italian espresso maker

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The espresso maker, named the ISSpresso maker after the International Space Station, is set for lift off on Monday It was designed by Italian coffee giant Lavazza, engineering company Argotec and the Italian Space Agency The experimental machine was specially designed to for use off the planet It was originally intended for International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italyas relief from the station's instant coffee NASA's space station program deputy manager, Dan Hartman, said it is being sent as part of the goal of making astronauts feel at home

By Associated Press and Kelly Mclaughlin For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:45 EST, 12 April 2015 | Updated: 04:11 EST, 13 April 2015

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The International Space Station is to have an Italian espresso maker so astronauts can have a break from instant coffee to 'boost spirits'

SpaceX is scheduled to launch its unmanned rocket with the espresso maker and 4,000 pounds of food, science research and other equipment on Monday afternoon.

The experimental espresso machine is intended for International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti of Italy.

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ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station next year on a six-month adventure of science in weightlessness. Thomas wants your help to think of a name for his mission....

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Alcyon Pleiades 26-3: UFOs offering protection. International Space Station . Chemtrails – Video

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SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon CRS-6 set for April 13 Launch to ISS and Historic Landing Attempt

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Infographic shows how SpaceX Falcon 9 will fly back to Earth after next launch on CRS-6 mission to ISS. Credit: SpaceX

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL Now just a day away, all systems are GO for blastoff of the next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon CRS-6 cargo capsule on Monday, April 13, on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and a near simultaneous historic attempt to soft land the boosters first stage on a barge in a remote area of the Atlantic Ocean, hundreds of miles offshore from the US eastern seaboard.

In advance of Mondays launch attempt, SpaceX engineers successfully completed the practice countdown dress rehearsal and required static fire engine test this afternoon, Saturday, April 11, to ensure everything is ready with the rocket and first Stage Merlin 1-D engines for a safe and successful mission to the orbiting outpost.

The Dragon capsule has already been loaded with most of the cargo bound for the space station and was mated to the Falcon 9 booster earlier this week.

Although it is raining heavily now around the Florida Space Coast region along with multiple tornado warning threats, NASA and SpaceX officials are hopeful that weather conditions will clear sufficiently to permit Mondays planned launch.

U.S. Air Force weather forecasters from the 45th Weather Squadron currently rate the chances of favorable conditions at launch time as 60 percent GO for liftoff of the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission (CRS-6) to the ISS.

Static fire engine test completed on April 11, 2015 in advance of April 13 launch attempt to the International Space Station. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX and NASA are targeting blastoff of the Falcon 9 and Dragon CRS-6 spacecraft for Monday, April 13, slated at approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

NASA Television plans live launch coverage starting at 3:30 p.m EDT: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

SpaceX also plans live launch coverage beginning at 4:15pm EDT: http://www.spacex.com/webcast

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International Space Station ( ISS) "kruist" Jupiter / 8 April 2015"Crossing"Jupiter /April 8th 2015/ – Video

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