The cup is made out of 3D-printed food-grade plastic and has been flight-tested by NASA. The use of complex fluid dynamic geometry enhances the hydration experience that is closer to what we’re ...

The Zero-G cup, or capillary cup, was actually designed by Pettit for use on the Space Station. 3 NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit designed the Capillary Cup to drink coffee without a bag and straw aboard the ... Astronaut drinks coffee in zero gravity using innovative cup. Posted: March 28, 2025 ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit invented his very own Zero-G cup so that he can drink in space without using a bag and a straw. He demonstrated the invention in a video where he filmed himself enjoying ...

An astronaut has shown how you drink a cup of coffee - in space. NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in microgravity on the International Space ...

Pettit is the designer of the ISS's capillary cup, which allows astronauts to drink coffee (and enjoy its pleasant fragrance) on the ISS without the hot beverage escaping.

“The zero-g cup allows one to smell your coffee, something you can't do when sipping through a straw from a bag; the smell is probably 70% of the coffee pleasure,” he wrote in another post. The zero-g ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 ...

The scientist invented the first object patented in space — called the Capillary Beverage, Space Cup or Zero-G cup, which makes it easier to drink beverages in the absence of gravity, and he is ...

An astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) has demonstrated how to use a zero-gravity coffee cup that he designed himself.The cup, named the Capillary Cup, was designed by NASA ...