The international space station has a plumbing
problem: the lone toilet is broken. So NASA may make an in-orbit
plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next
week.
Until then, the three-man crew will have to make do with a
jury-rigged system when they need to urinate.
NASA says the crew has used the toilet on the Soyuz return
capsule, but it has a limited capacity. They are now using a
back-up bag-like collection system that can be connected to the
broken toilet.
A NASA spokesman added, "Like any home anywhere the importance
of having a working bathroom is obvious."
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Houston, We Have A Plumbing Problem
The only toilet on the International Space Station is broken.
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Published: May 28, 2008
Published: May 28, 2008
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