{"id":13735,"date":"2017-01-11T14:01:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T19:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13735"},"modified":"2017-01-11T14:01:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-11T19:01:50","slug":"space-cups-designed-for-drinking-in-micro-g-now-available-for-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13735","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Space Cups&#8217; designed for drinking in micro-g now available for purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new company\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spaceware.co\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spaceware<\/a>\u00a0uses 3D printing to make terrestrial versions of the &#8220;space cup&#8221;, which astronaut\u00a0Don Petit first created while on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">International Space Station<\/a> in 2008. Petit&#8217;s design takes advantage of surface tension to allow someone in weightless to drink from the rim of the cup rather than sucking the fluid with a straw going into an enclosed container:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/cool-tech\/spaceware-space-cups\/\" target=\"_blank\">NASA-Approved Spaceware Space Cups Are Now Available to the Public | Digital Trends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This video gives the story of the Space Cup:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/okhTlFUvqdg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These porcelain cups are made from 3D printed molds:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>A one of a kind porcelain Space Cup that comes in a variety of colors. It&#8217;s food safe, durable, and true to the original space design minus a small base for operating in earthly gravity. The functional design is derived from fluid physics, yielding a unique, even artistic piece.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Note: These cups require some hand preparation and finishing so expect some slight variations in appearance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceware.co\/products\/space-cup\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=13736\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PorcelainSpaceCupSet.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,465\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481819017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"PorcelainSpaceCupSet\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PorcelainSpaceCupSet.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13736 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PorcelainSpaceCupSet.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PorcelainSpaceCupSet.jpg 480w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PorcelainSpaceCupSet-300x291.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/spaceware.co\/products\/flight-space-cup\">Flight Fidelity Space Cup<\/a>&#8221; is 3D printed:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>A real Flight Certified Space Coffee Cup. What does that mean? Well, it means that his is the original shape, material, and specifications that have been approved by NASA for flight aboard the International Space Station.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Keep in mind that this is not for everyday use and most definitely not dishwasher safe. Think of this as a bit of art, science, and space history all\u00a0in one. The cup is 3D printed using the SLA process (UV light + a bath of special resin). So when you break it down it&#8217;s space, 3D printing, coffee, and fluid mechanics. Enjoy.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceware.co\/products\/flight-space-cup\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=13737\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large.png\" data-orig-size=\"480,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"space-cup-flight_large\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13737 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large.png\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large.png 480w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/space-cup-flight_large-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new company\u00a0Spaceware\u00a0uses 3D printing to make terrestrial versions of the &#8220;space cup&#8221;, which astronaut\u00a0Don Petit first created while on the International Space Station in 2008. Petit&#8217;s design takes advantage of surface tension to allow someone in weightless to drink from the rim of the cup rather than sucking the fluid with a straw going &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13735\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Space Cups&#8217; designed for drinking in micro-g now available for purchase<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-in-space","category-space-business"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3zx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1268,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1268","url_meta":{"origin":13735,"position":0},"title":"DIYROCKETS and the 3D Rocket Challenge","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"DIYROCKETS.com describes itself as a global space company helping humanity establish a civilization in space by building an open space frontier. \u200bOur mission is to lower the cost of space exploration as much as possible by generating extremely low-cost knowledge and technology through open sourcing and crowdsourcing. 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