Tim Horton’s to open coffee shop on International Space Station

If you happen to live and work on the International Space Station (ISS), you’ll soon be able to buy a steaming cup of coffee and a double-chocolate donut that is literally out of this world. YRN has learned that Tim Horton’s, Canada’s national caffeinator, expects to open the first Space Coffee Shop in 2015. Sources indicate the company has been working on a self-contained, robotic Tim’s Coffee module for the past 5 years at a secret Vaughan aerospace facility.

When complete, the module is to be transported to Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and readied for launch. After docking with the space station, the Tim’s will offer a variety of coffee and donuts made right in space. Stocked with a six-month supply of ingredients, the module will provide astronauts with fresh coffee and familiar selection of chocolate dip and maple glazed donuts, walnut crullers and danishes.

“Obviously, we won’t be able send a server into space — at least not yet” said Tim Bitovski, a company spokesperson. “We’ll be using remote cameras and a miniaturized version of the CanadArm to handle the food,” he added.

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