Space Shuttle Delivers Toilet to Space Station

Posted by NG Kids in News Bites on November 18, 2008
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Photograph by Susan Poulton

The space shuttle Endeavour blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 7:55 p.m. EST on Friday, November 14. The shuttle docked with the International Space Station on November 15, and is scheduled to return with its crew of seven astronauts on November 27.

The shuttle carried important cargo to the space station, including a new toilet and a water purifier that will make sweat and urine into drinkable water!

See more pictures of the shuttle launch on National Geographic’s Breaking Orbit blog.

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Comments

  1. esteban95
    February 1, 2009, 3:21 pm

    GROSS!

  2. luckstomper
    March 2, 2009, 11:50 am

    I know GROSS even if it was purified and safe to drink I still wouldn’t drink my sweat or PEE!!!! EWWWWWW

    ~~~~JON~~~~
    (luckstomper)

  3. pikachu101
    May 5, 2009, 5:12 pm

    that is totally awesome

  4. pikachu101
    May 5, 2009, 5:41 pm

    that is ttotally awesome

  5. TheWebkinzPanda
    November 5, 2009, 8:16 pm

    LOL that is gross! Who would drink their own pee?

  6. lovemonkey
    March 7, 2010, 4:13 pm

    that is pretty cool! i love this info!thanks

  7. winterqueen1717
    July 9, 2010, 3:51 am

    very unpredictable? nah…being unpredictable is wut makes our technology and creativity….also,its a way to be unique and conserves energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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