Rakkav posts an article about beer brewed from space grown barley. I think he’d appreciate the Zero-G coffee cup linked at the bottom of that article. I wonder how the beer’s effervencense would affect the performance of the cup. I might not get to try that beer, but I could try some Sappora.

It was during his Expedition 6 mission that Pettit packed along enough instant coffee to tide him over during his long-duration mission in space. Drinking coffee through a bag pales in comparison to the comfort of a real cup, he said.

“You can enjoy a cup of coffee in a weightless environment without having to sip it from a bag,” Pettit said. “You can just keep sipping and sipping clear down to the last drop in the cup.”

– MSNBC.com

Somehow I stumble onto a blog picturing a couple MrBeer brewing kits. I wonder if an AeroGarden can grow barley in my living room.

Light pollution creates some concerns:

Cancer: A study released last summer showed Israeli women living in neighborhoods with light bright enough at midnight to read a book had a 73 percent greater chance of getting breast cancer than women who live in areas that receive light from the stars.

– SkyandTelescope.com

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