Italians are proud of their cuisine and rightly so, given it’s seen as the epitome of tradition and deliciousness. Beyond global fame, Italians are looking a step further, seeking to make their cuisine popular in space. Cucina italiana is to be recognised as an intangible UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of that bid is to serve pasta to the astronauts on the new International Space Station (ISS) mission. Fittingly, one of those astronauts is Italian Air Force Colonel Walter Villadei. The astronauts are set to start their journey into space from Florida on Wednesday January 17, with numerous…