Quartz
Published on 24 Sep 2018

Drinking champagne in outer space is now possible, thanks to a new kind of bottle created by Maison Mumm. The champagne company made the product specifically so that space tourists can share bubbly in zero gravity (astronauts aren’t allowed to drink liquor on the job—sorry, NASA).

It’s more than an achievement for champagne lovers; the technology also involves some clever science, because bubbles behave completely differently in space. But when you take away gravity, is champagne even recognizable?

We went with Mumm on a parabolic flight to find out how the science plays out in real life zero-g (aka vomit comet), and get an inside peek at what may be the future of luxury space tourism.