A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early Monday (July 2) with research equipment and supplies for astronauts such as Death Wish Coffee and other special treats.
The ship was captured using a robotic arm at about 6:54am EDT by NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel.
Despite these impressive projects, what caught most news headlines was the batch of Death Wish Coffee, touted as the ‘strongest coffee in the galaxy’ by its producers.
“We like to keep our astronauts super-caffeinated because they work harder,” had joked NASA’s space station program manager Kirk Shireman at the Dragon’s launch.
“We created an instant blend of freeze-dried coffee, packaged by NASA in astronaut drink pouches. It’s designed to caffeinate the crew aboard the International Space Station, without sacrificing the coffee’s texture, flavor, and potency,” explained Death Wish Coffee in their statement.
The ISS has supplied instant coffee for its crew members since November 2000 and even introduced its first coffee machine in May 2015.
The model was a special Lavazza and Argotec ISSpresso specially engineered to brew hot drinks in microgravity.
Now, Death Wish Coffee will bring its unique blend containing 200% more caffeine than standard coffee to help space travelers stay up and awake.
The astronauts also received Texas blueberries and ice cream, a treat considered particularly special since most frozen areas in the ISS remain dedicated to scientific experimentation.
