Donald Pettit - Wikipedia
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the Zero G Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. [1] .
Astronaut Invents Zero-G Coffee Cup | Space
Nov 24, 2008 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit loves his coffee. So it comes as no surprise that he found a way to drink coffee from a cup, instead of the traditional straw, on his day off Sunday aboard the...
The Zero G Coffee Cup - YouTube
Dec 27, 2018 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit invented the Zero-G coffee cup while he was on the International Space Station. In this clip from Episode 106 of Fueled By Death Cast, Don talks about the origin...
Cup, Coffee, ISS Design | National Air and Space Museum
Astronaut Don Pettit designed this Earth-friendly version of his Zero G Coffee Cup at his home in Houston, TX. This is a regular sized iteration of the cup. He first designed and fabricated an iteration from a piece of thin film and kapton tape during the STS-126 mission while it was docked with the International Space Station in November 2008.
new beverage cup works in microgravity and allows astronauts to drink liquids from a cup in a manner consistent with that on Earth. The cup is capable of holding bever-ages with an angled channel running along the wall from the bottom to the lip. In microgravity, a beverage is placed into the cup using the galley dispenser.
Now You Can Own the NASA-Certified Space Coffee Cup
Jan 4, 2017 · For $499.95, you can have the official,3D-printed, flight-certified “Space Coffee Cup” that’s NASA approved. Unfortunately, it’s not for everyday use and not dishwasher friendly. As Spaceware’s description indicates, “Think of this as a bit …
NASA: Capillary Cup | Vignelli Center | RIT - Rochester Institute of ...
The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity environment, developed from Pettit’s desire to drink water without a …
How the Zero G coffee cup was created – Death Wish Coffee
Dec 5, 2022 · For astronaut Don Pettit, celebrating space exploration feats with bags of coffee just didn't cut it. That's why he created the Zero-G coffee cup from materials right on the International Space Station—changing the way coffee is made in space.
The need for caffeine was the mother of invention.
Nov 2, 2020 · The first patented invention made in space was a coffee cup. In November 2008, Donald Pettit wanted to drink his tea and coffee from an open vessel.
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit’s Science of Opportunity on Space …
Sep 4, 2024 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates how surface tension, wetting, and container shape hold coffee in the space cup. Microgravity affects even the most mundane tasks, like sipping your morning tea. Typically, crews drink beverages from …