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NASA is recycling 98 percent of astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS into drinkable water (www.engadget.com)
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This week, NASA revealed that the International Space Station’s Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) is recycling 98 percent of all water astronauts bring aboard the station..

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is accurate except that the Dragon and Cygnus spacecraft do not burn up in the atmosphere. Waste is usually loaded a disposable spacecraft like the Progress which does burn up on reentry. Some is returned to earth occasionally for testing via the Dragon or Cygnus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, it would big news if a Dragon burned up.

I assumed they meant it was ejected during reentry but on reflection that would not be worth the risk....though I do like the idea of flaming dragon poop streaming across the sky.