Space Station Crew Drinks Recycled Urine

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NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.

Mission Control radioed the news to the crew Wednesday, May 20, following a report from the Water Recovery System team that station program managers approved. The decision is an important milestone in the development of the station's environmental and life support systems, which will begin supporting six-person crews at the end of May.

Expedition 19 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineers Mike Barratt and Koichi Wakata celebrated the decision with a toast in the Destiny laboratory.

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• recycled
• water
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• astronauts
• space
• station
• ISS

[joachim2464]

it is just clean and fresh water:)

[sirhung]

Awesome, where can I get one of those devices so I can save money from buying water from the evil water companies.

[dman4money]

@sirhung lmao

[ZutiGufu]

Bear Grylls would be proud.

[Hopihe37]

@sirhung Most corporate is pretty evil. It's a rotten world out there....you have to be careful.

[Hopihe37]

I said when I find a Hungarian man as cute as Gennady I would go for him. But it didn't work out. Good job in space!!

[allproscience1]

Eeee!!!

[Cstrife234]

@joachim2464 What don't people get? You piss onto the soil and it filters down back into the water table, which will eventually be reused.

[rakuten231]

この映像は傑作です。

[devilgodrageinme]

Mmm, lots of nutrients as well.

[fuadali16]

cool no gravity

[FreakyGirl808]

i think they have another plan in 2020