Video: In space, it is crucial for even the most basic of human tasks to be carried out with a high degree of skill and for astronauts to remain alert. That is why Air Force Colonel and ISS crewmember Jack Fischer sucks the balls.
GIF: Twitter/NASA
“I love coffee on Earth, it’s pretty much my favourite thing,” explained Fischer in a video NASA shared on social media this morning. “But in space, I get to make balls out of it — so check this out — and then suck the balls.”
Good morning! Drinking coffee? Check out how @Astro2Fish likes to drink his morning brew in space…floating balls of deliciousness: pic.twitter.com/jFWhS8Cik2
— NASA (@NASA) June 9, 2017
Aspiring NASA astronauts have about a 0.6 per cent chance of becoming candidates, and being considered usually requires an advanced degree in maths, science or engineering. But even among his select 14-person astronaut class, Colonel Fischer, who holds a Masters in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT, is the only one we can currently confirm sucks the balls.
We thank him for his dedication to humanity’s scientific endeavours.