Posted on 11/05/2019 3:44:31 PM PST by BenLurkin
The Bordeaux wines will be stored on the ISS at 18 degrees Celsius for one year before being returned to earth and compared to a control sample that has been kept at the same temperature, NASA said in an explainer article. The name of the Château involved has not been released.
It’s not the first time that wine has been sent to space. Château Lynch-Bages saw its 1975 vintage launched into space aboard NASA’s Discovery shuttle in 1985, returning to earth in 2015.
The Bordeaux wines will be stored in a ‘Complex Microbiological System’ – or CommuBioS – according to NASA.
Scientists were keen to study how radiation and microgravity affected components in the wine, such as polyphenols, crystals and tannins.
(Excerpt) Read more at decanter.com ...
It’s like I’m Neil Armstrong. I turn around for a sip of Tang, and you jump out first!” - George Costanza
In 2013, former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin said “Tang sucks.”[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tang_(drink_mix)
Chateau Picard, by any chance?
Thank You.
Looks like a trip into the big city ghetto for a Trader Joe’s for Us. That means next time the Truck goes in for an Oil Change. Unless I can get it shipped here. Nope just checked. ROAD TRIP...
Hasta La Pasta !!!
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