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core77.com - 11/25/2008

Coffee-Loving Astronaut Invents Space Mug

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NASA astronaut Don Pettit may have discovered the cardinal form of all space vessels (har-har) to follow. click thru for zero-g video! (more...)

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youtube.com - 11/24/2008

Astronaut demos drinking coffee in space (video)

— youtube.com — Presented by http://collectSPACE.com -- The Source for Space History and Artifacts.When Dr. Don Pettit lived aboard the... International Space Station in 2002, ... (more) Astronaut demos drinking coffee in space (video)

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livescience.com - 11/25/2008

Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup

— livescience.com — Endeavour shuttle astronaut Don Pettit sips coffee from a zero-g cup of his own invention during the... STS-126 mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV This top view of astronaut Don Pettit's zero-G coffee cup depicts its novel ... (more) Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup

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crunchgear.com - 11/26/2008

Astronaut’s lost tool bag found floating in space

— crunchgear.com — You may have heard last week, while withdrawing all your money from Citibank, that an astronaut lost... her tool bag while performing a routine space walk. (Late night comics made jokes along the lines of, “Why does she need her pocketbook up ... (more) Astronaut’s lost tool bag found floating in space

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Zero-G Coffee Mug video demo
SlashGear — ... on the same principles used to get fuel into rockets when flying through space.  Pettit was apparently known for his tinkering and inventing during his last stay on the Space Station, in 2002/2003, and left behind a bag of tools there. The current occupants of the International Space Station are installing a urine recycling system that will create fresh water for a new, six-person crew.  They arrived last week. Click here to view the embedded video. [via Core77] ...

Video: Astronaut Designs Coffee Cup for Space
The UberReview — ... NASA astronaut Don Pettit saw fit to ensure that the weightless environment of space no longer poses major problem for those that want to enjoy a nice cup of coffee. He designed a cup in the shape of an aircraft wing, that causes the liquid to climb predictably up the side of the cup when it is tilted to a certain angle. The effect is that the coffee rises up the side of the cup and pours itself slowly into your mouth, presumably a nice change to sucking it out of a bag. [Core77] ...