The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity environment, developed from Pettit’s desire to drink water without a bag and straw in outer space.

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    all the way down to the bottom

    built-in to the top

    Again, there’s no “top” or “bottom” in space. As air enters a rigid container, there is an increasing chance you’ll drink the air instead of the liquid, regardless of whether you use a straw.