Sunday, November 23, 2008

Slow News Day

From the Wausau Daily Herald
"Nov 23, 7:30 AM EST

Astronauts try to work out kinks in urine machine

By MIKE SCHNEIDER
Associated Press Writer" The Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) -- Astronauts hope they have a solution for getting a pivotal piece of equipment working so it can convert urine and sweat into drinkable water and allow the international space station to grow to six crew members.

Flight controllers asked station commander Michael Fincke on Sunday to change how a centrifuge is mounted in the $154 million water recycling system. The centrifuge is on mounts and Mission Control asked Fincke to remove them.


Cheep toilet system, only costs 154 mil..

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