Company Wants to Send Coffee into Space and Roast It with the Heat Generated by Atmosphere Re-Entry
A Dubai-based startup has its eyes set on literally taking coffee roasters to new heights by launching a space capsule full of coffee beans into space and use the heat generated by atmosphere re-entry to roast them. Anders Cavallini and Hatem Alkhafaji, the two founders of Space Roasters, believe that the absence of gravity could […]
Startup Plans to Send Pregnant Woman into Space to Give Birth
Netherlands-based startup SpaceLife Origin wants to send a pregnant woman 250 miles above the Earth to give birth to the first extraterrestrial baby in history, in the name of science. Should our planet ever become unable to sustain human life, our species’ only hope would be to leave and settle elsewhere, be it a haven floating […]
Whiskey Matured in Outer Space Is One Small Step for Man But One Giant Leap for Liquor
The Ardbeg Distillery is getting ready to test a drink that’s literally out of this world – the first whiskey to have ever been matured in outer space. After spending three years on the International Space Station, the vial of single malt is finally returning to Earth. It is expected to land on solid ground […]
Rest Among the Stars – Company Will Send Your Pet’s Remains into Outer Space
Starting this fall, a Texas company called Celestis Inc, is offering a new, one-of-a-kind pet funeral service – they will send the cremated remains of people’s pets into outer space. The new initiative is called ‘Celestis Pets’, and according to the company, it’s all about helping owners ‘celebrate the life of their pet’. Since 1997, […]
Japanese Botanical Artist Launches His Bonsai into Space
Japanese botanical artist Makoto Azuma’s flower arrangements are, quite literally, out of this world. His beautiful plants were recently launched into outer space as a part of his latest project, ‘Exobiotonica’. The launch took place on July 15 at the Nevada Black Rock Desert, with the help of Sacramento-based independent space program, JP Aerospace. “I […]
Awesome Dad Sends His Kids’ Toys into Outer Space, Records the Whole Trip
Children make all kinds of ridiculous requests, and sometimes parents agree to them, even if they don’t plan on keeping their promises. But not Nicholas L., a French father-of-three who in order not to let his kids down actually sent a couple of their toys into outer space. Last December, Nicholas’ three children asked him […]
Meet Denis Hope, the Man Who Sells the Moon
If someone tried to sell me the moon, I would dismiss them as con artists. So I was pretty surprised to learn about Denis Hope, a 65-year-old man from Gardnerville, Nevada, who runs a legit business selling land plots on the Moon, Mars, Venus, Io and Mercury. Of course, there’s no legal backing to all […]