<![CDATA[io9: Crapper Watch 2008]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Crapper Watch 2008]]> http://io9.com/tag/crapper watch 2008 http://io9.com/tag/crapper watch 2008 <![CDATA[Toilet Triumph in Space!]]> At last the brave astronauts aboard the International Space Station have received their $19 million Russian toilet, and are ready to start using it to turn their urine into tasty drinking water.
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]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5114460&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[International Space Station Bowel Movements in Crisis]]> Aw, shit! Seems that pesky 35-pound toilet at the International Space Station is broken…again. If you recall, back in June, the airflow-propelled galactic john experienced a spot of constipation due to a failed pump, leaving the poor chumps on board without a fully functional lavatory for roughly 10 days. According to Space.com, the latest “temporary telemetry glitch also sent the space station into a so-called survival mode.” More »
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