one step closer to stillsuits

[rone]

The Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, has been testing a device intended for the space station that would recycle astronauts' sweat, respiration and even urine into drinking water purer than any found in a tap.

Comments

[marknau.livejournal.com]

When are we moving out to Mojave and learning how to ride Worms?

[sanspoof.livejournal.com]

But in space how can you use heel-pumps? You'd have to have some kind of external power.

[omarius.livejournal.com]

Armpit pumps--which is what the Fremen originally used, until too many thirsty Fremen were given away by their incessant flatulence noises.

[iayork.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. Urine.

This came up in that newsgroup, once. Only once.

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.religion.kibology/browse_frm/thread/467444e0a3014971/f5ae159ec1ef682c

Bad idea

[skipernicus.livejournal.com]

I mean, what if you are one of those "no sweat" astronauts?

I'm sorry Mr. Grissom, you both have the same qualifications and credentials, but he's way sweateier than you.

Re: Bad idea

[merde.livejournal.com]

if sweatiness were a prerequisite for being an astronaut, i would already be on my way to mars, even though naomi_traveller, the sweatless wonder, has two master's degrees... in SCIENCE!

then again, some would say i'm already on mars.

[frosch.livejournal.com]

All I have to say is, you gotta have BALLS to sit in the banks of the Tennessee River and put out press releases like that.