Astronauts the toast of Germans

Monday 03 May 1993 00:02 BST

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

(First Edition)

The two German astronauts aboard the space shuttle Columbia studied the result of exposing yeast to cosmic radiation in an effort to discover a better beer on Saturday, AFP reports from Houston.

'The German beer company Beck and Co, which paid the German space agency to send this experiment to space, would like to study how the yeast is affected by cosmic radiation,' said the German space agency spokesman, Dietmar Wurzel. 'And they'd like also to see if a new beer could help to reduce hangovers.'

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Astronauts the toast of Germans

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering