Science news articles about 'recycling system'

NASA's revolutionary new space water recycling system is having serious hiccups. The $154 million device for turning astronauts' urine and sweat into drinking water aboard the international space ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Astronauts hooked up a water recycling system and installed two new bedrooms aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday while crew mates prepared for ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mission Control gave the Expedition 19 astronaut crew aboard the International Space Station a "go" to drink water that the station's new recycling system has purified.

... We are interested in understanding how cells deal with garbage," said Emr. "It's really a very sophisticated recycling system." Cells use enzymes known as proteases to break down proteins into their ...

... improvement" mission, the flight is to install a new galley, two more sleep stations and a new toilet, plus a recycling system to convert urine into pure drinking water. The extra ...

The shuttle Discovery left the International Space Station with a fresh crew, a complete set of solar arrays and a repaired water recycling system.