Astronauts say “yipee!” to urine drinking
One of the most critical things that the space shuttle Endeavour delivered to the International Space Station last week was a system that would allow the astronauts on board to recycle their own urine into drinkable water. Gross, yes, but vital if the station’s crew complement is to be expanded from 3 to 6 next year as planned … and it took a while to get it up and running. “There will be dancing later,” mission controllers replied when informed that the pee-drinking was finally ready to commence.
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