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UNI-verse One small drink for [a] man, one large advance for space water recycling
UNI-verse One small drink for [a] man, one large advance for space water recycling | One small drink for [a] man, one large advance for space water recycling |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Friday, 22 May 2009 | |
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Science DiscussionsAccording to the NASA media release, “NASA gives Space Station crew “GO” to drink recycled water,” on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Expedition 19 commander Gennady Padalka and flight engineers Mike Barratt and Koichi Wakata celebrated the new recycled water system in the Destiny laboratory onboard the ISS. They were joined in the celebration with mission controllers here on Earth, at least 190 miles (345 kilometers) away at their closest point from the Station. The purified water system has been analyzed and tested numerous times since the Water Recovery System was delivered by the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour (mission: STS-126) back in November 2008. After STS-126 mission specialist Don Pettit and ISS Expedition 18 commander Mike Fincke installed the equipment, the system has been processing all the water, including urine and moisture in the air, onboard the Station. In fact, several samples have been returned to Earth from the Station for analysis. NASA reports that 5.28 gallons (about 20 liters) were tested for purity at the Water and Microbiology Laboratories at the Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Clear Lake City, a suburb of Houston, Texas. Based on these tests, members of the Space Station Program Control Board approved, on April 27, 2009, the water to be “safe and healthy to drink.” Page two continues. |
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