WarlordZeroOne
07-26-2009, 04:58 AM
This has got to be the most expensive Crapper in the universe. What a load of SHIT, 19 million Doolars for a Log disposal. :lol:
source: www.foxnews.com (http://www.foxnews.com)
Flooded $19 Million Space Toilet Repaired
Monday, July 20, 2009
By Tariq Malik
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NASA's new space station toilet, shown here, is a $19 million commode based on a Russian design.
NASA's new space station toilet, shown here, is a $19 million commode based on a Russian design.
The 13 people aboard the crowded International Space Station can breathe a bit easier now that some astronaut plumbers have fixed a broken zero gravity toilet.
The toilet is one of two orbital commodes on the space station for the outpost's permanent six-person crew and seven visiting astronauts from the docked shuttle Endeavour.
It flooded on Sunday, forcing Mission Control to ask the shuttle and station crew to hang an "out of service" sign on the door until further notice.
Space station crewmembers repaired the Russian-built space commode by replacing a separator pump and control panel.
The fix took them much of Monday morning to perform, but in the end Mission Control declared the revived
source: www.foxnews.com (http://www.foxnews.com)
Flooded $19 Million Space Toilet Repaired
Monday, July 20, 2009
By Tariq Malik
Print ShareThis
NASA
NASA's new space station toilet, shown here, is a $19 million commode based on a Russian design.
NASA's new space station toilet, shown here, is a $19 million commode based on a Russian design.
The 13 people aboard the crowded International Space Station can breathe a bit easier now that some astronaut plumbers have fixed a broken zero gravity toilet.
The toilet is one of two orbital commodes on the space station for the outpost's permanent six-person crew and seven visiting astronauts from the docked shuttle Endeavour.
It flooded on Sunday, forcing Mission Control to ask the shuttle and station crew to hang an "out of service" sign on the door until further notice.
Space station crewmembers repaired the Russian-built space commode by replacing a separator pump and control panel.
The fix took them much of Monday morning to perform, but in the end Mission Control declared the revived