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NASA is recycling 98 percent of astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS into drinkable water

Nasa

Devindra Hardawar   @devindra The real world just felt too small when I stepped out of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune. There weren’t any enormous spaceships ready to rocket off to planets in distant galaxies. No Brutalist palaces amid endless desert vistas. No building-sized sandworms roaming about, eager to devour anyone who disturbed them. Just me and … Continue reading NASA is recycling 98 percent of astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS into drinkable water →

UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability

Space Exploration

UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability Decorated doctor and athlete John McFall lost his right leg after a motorcycle accident at age 19.     The European Space Agency Will Shanklin The European Space Agency on Wednesday selected the world’s first astronaut with a disability. John McFall, whose right leg was amputated … Continue reading UK surgeon named world’s first astronaut with a disability →

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