Wine cellar in space: 12 bottles arrive for year of aging

[Danja]

A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.

The space station’s current crew includes three Americans, two Russians and an Italian, who might have preferred a good Chianti on board.

https://www.foxnews.com/science/wine-cellar-in-space-12-bottles-arrive-for-year-of-aging

 

[Santaman]

Space bubbles, bet they'll fetch a hefty price after they come back..

 

[Kor]

"For science." Sure, that's what they all say.

Kor

 

[AllisonR]

Waste of good wine. The astronauts could probably use a good drink.

 

[Qonundrum]

A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station Monday, not for the astronauts, but for science.

To see how liquor handles in an encapsulated oxygen environment sans gravity or are they just placing this outside the station as a makeshift fridge? Boozecicles, yum!

The space station’s current crew includes three Americans, two Russians and an Italian, who might have preferred a good Chianti on board.

Oh dear, one of them isn't named Hannibal by any chance?