The first Cuban American astronaut, Serena Auñon, will be blasting off into space tomorrow, June 6th. And as the first Cuban American representative in space, she’s doing it Cuban style: She’s taking some frijoles negros (black beans) with her.

Via Martí Noticias (my translation):

Cuban American astronaut Serena Auñon is taking black beans with her when she goes into space on June 6th, according to an exclusive interview she had with the Levanta Cuba y Martí Noticias program… Auñon – whose mother is American and father is Cuban – graduated from George Washington University in Washington D.C. with a degree in electrical engineering and Aerospace Medicine.

Read the entire article (in Spanish) HERE.