Almost a year after First Ascent Coffee Roasters received an inquiry from NASA & sent samples to its Space Food Systems Laboratory, NASA placed its order & will be bringing First Ascent’s Dawn Patrol instant coffee on their SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station, launching today, October 5th, 2022.

Named ‘Best All-Around Instant Coffee’ by Outside Magazine, all of First Ascent’s roasting, brewing, freeze-drying, and packaging is done in Crested Butte, Colorado. With all phases of production happening under one roof (a rarity in the instant coffee space), the result is the freshest and best tasting instant coffee on the market. 

Drinking First Ascent Instant Coffee in a sleeping bag atop a mountain.
First Ascent's Sam Higby and Mark Drucker in their Crested Butte, CO production facility.
First Ascent’s Sam Higby and Mark Drucker in their Crested Butte, CO production facility.

Order First Ascent fresh roast and award-winning instant coffee online at firstascentcoffee.com.

Photos courtesy of First Ascent Coffee Roasters.