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ISS Gets New Recycling Gear, Ready For Larger Crew

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yay-for-august dept.

TnGoastiiaiu submitted a space.com story that expands on coverage we've had earlier about improvements being made to the ISS to increase crew capacity. He writes "ISS gets new recycling gear that transforms human waste to drinking water. Some of the water will be used to get Oxygene, too. This way it will soon be possible to host more crew members. " Also, someone needs to smack the webmaster over there for putting a background texture behind the text. It's pretty unreadable along the left hand side of the screen.

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  1. The real question is... by ivan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are they bringing any freeze-dried potatoe?

    1. Re:The real question is... by Hoi+Polloi · · Score: 4, Funny

      I don't know about that, but they will get hydrogene as a byproduct.

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  2. Yummie! by SanderDJ · · Score: 5, Funny

    * Transform human waste to drinking water
    * ???
    * Profit!

    1. Re:Yummie! by yuriyg · · Score: 5, Funny

      * Transform human waste to drinking water
      * Collect spice
      * Profit!

  3. Water into code? by Thelasko · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some of the water will be used to get Oxygene

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    1. Re:Water into code? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why not? Sometimes I turn beer into code.

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    2. Re:Water into code? by sconeu · · Score: 4, Funny

      Or do mathematics.

      Remember, math and alcohol don't mix. Please don't drink and derive.

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  4. Oxygene by hcdejong · · Score: 4, Funny

    Jean-Michel Jarre songs are made of water? Who knew?

  5. Re:Oxygene by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    It comes in a Jarre, with a slight whiff of cheese.

  6. Re:Oxygene by johannesg · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's Oxygene?

    It is one of the two types of Atomes that make up Watere. The other is Hydrogene.

    If you have any other questions about Chemistrye, I'll be happy to answer them for you!

  7. Re:Waste hydrogen? by dontPanik · · Score: 5, Funny

    The page looks fine on IE too.

    ...Not that I use Internet Explorer or anything!

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  8. Re:Waste hydrogen? by hardburn · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think it's enormously ironic that CmdrTaco can criticize anyone for website design.

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  9. Re:Yuk! by Orange+Crush · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh shit!

    That too.

  10. Re:Oxygene? by MyLongNickName · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thanks for being the first person to notice this and post about it.

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