Meanwhile, much cleaner and less grueling home improvements continued inside the space station. Over the weekend, Endeavour delivered an extra bathroom and kitchen, two more bedrooms and a recycling system for turning urine and sweat into drinking water. The first sip won`t happen until next spring; NASA wants to return samples aboard Endeavour and the next visiting shuttle, to make sure the recycled water is safe.
The additions will allow NASA to double the size of the space station crew, from three to six, hopefully by June.
Image: In this image from NASA TV, mission specialist Shane Kimbrough cleans and lubricates the end of the International Space Stations` robotic arm during a space walk on Thursday, November 20, 2008.
blog comments powered by Disqus