ENDEAVOUR—Bob Edwards Weekend, and NASA’s “ick” factor.
November 22, 2008— A series of error messages means the crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station won’t be able to drink water made from their own urine—darn the luck. Brace yourself and read on…
NASA wants to increase the number of people working full-time aboard the International Space Station to six. That raises questions of how to keep the outpost supplied with food, clothing, and specifically, water. The
The system’s designer says it can retrieve about ninety percent of the waste water aboard the outpost, generating about six gallons per day for the astronauts to drink…cheers!
On the book front…
Hardbound copies of “Final Countdown” are available for the holidays. I just put the finishing touches on an updated version that goes into paperback in the Spring of 2009. One of the latest reviews is from American Scientist Magazine, you can click here if you’d like to have a look…
http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-space-shuttle
If you’d like to get a copy as a stocking stuffer and support
Also, many thanks to everyone at "Bob Edwards Weekend" (
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