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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
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Space Shuttle Delivers Toilet to Space Station

Photo: Space Shuttle Endeavor launching on November 14






















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.

5 Comments

GROSS!

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

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

that is totally awesome

that is ttotally awesome

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

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