Science news articles about 'station water'

NASA's new Water Recovery System, made possible in part by researchers at Michigan Technological University, can transform ordinary pee into water so pure it rivals the cleanest on Earth.

Two hundred and fifty miles above the Earth puts you a long way from the nearest kitchen tap. And at $10,000 a pint, the cost of shipping fresh water aboard the space shuttle is, well, astronomical.

... Vomit Comet' to the Shuttle to the International Space Station The water-monitoring system fits in a pack ... during flight, but actual levels in drinking water cannot be tested until samples are brought ...