SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft landed off the coast of Florida Wednesday night carrying research materials, equipment and 12 bottles of French wine. But not just any wine! These bottles of wine and some grapevines had spent about a year in the International Space Station, orbiting the world in the name of science. The wine will not be opened until the end of February. That is when Space Cargo Unlimited plans to open a bottle or two for an out-of-this-world wine tasting in Bordeaux, France. Agricultural science is the main goal of the research, says Nicolas Gaume, the company’s chief and co-founder. But he admits it will be fun to try the wine. He will be among the lucky few taking a taste, along with some French wine experts. Months of chemical testing will follow. Researchers want to see how space changed the wine’s sedimentation and bubbles. Sedimentation is the process in which material is carried to the bottom of a liquid.
Title: Out of this World Wine Tasting
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year in the International Space Station, orbiting the world in the name of science.</span> <span data-start-time='31167' data-end-time='36646'>The wine will not be opened until the end of February.</span> <span data-start-time='36646' data-end-time='49500'>That is when Space Cargo Unlimited plans to open a bottle or two for an out-of-this-world wine tasting in Bordeaux, France.</span> <span data-start-time='49500' data-end-time='59896'>Agricultural science is the main goal of the research, says Nicolas Gaume, the company’s chief and co-founder.</span> <span data-start-time='59896' data-end-time='65208'>But he admits it will be fun to try the wine.</span> <span data-start-time='65208' data-end-time='73188'>He will be among the lucky few taking a taste, along with some French wine experts.</span> <span data-start-time='73188' data-end-time='77896'>Months of chemical testing will follow.</span> <span data-start-time='77896' data-end-time='86271'>Researchers want to see how space changed the wine’s sedimentation and bubbles.</span> <span data-start-time='86271' data-end-time='94813'>Sedimentation is the process in which material is carried to the bottom of a liquid.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4836/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16719 data-hint-location='86271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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