NASA has developed a water recovery device for its space stations that will recycle urine into potable drinking water.Due to a recent breakthrough in the distillation process, astronauts will soon be able to drink water that comes from their own taps. NASA claims this new technology will transform ordinary pee into water of the highest purity, saving them over $600,000 a year.
Shipping a pint of fresh water into space costs $15,000, so astronauts have always reused as much water as possible. In the past this has meant purifying the H20 from showering and shaving, and even the perspiration that accumulates inside space suits.
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Tuesday 25 November
By bye1962
cool! this is awesome! i think its neat if you can drink your own urine. i know a singer and she drinks her urine too. i think she said its good for her. there is a certain word she used about it. but i can't remember it. i think that's neat what they are doing for the astronauts. at first i thought ewwwwwww! but after reading the article it sounds neat! :)
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