How NASA recycles astronaut sweat and pee — for drinking water

How NASA recycles astronaut sweat and pee — for drinking water

New York Post·2023-06-30 08:04

That’s one giant leak for mankind.

NASA has invented a system in which both astronaut urine and sweat are made into safe drinking water while up and away in the final frontier of space.

“The team acknowledges that the idea of drinking recycled urine might make some people squeamish,” according to the space agency. “But they stress that the end result is far superior to what municipal water systems produce on the ground.”

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