May 27th, 2008
Space station lone toilet on the fritz...
Ok, so who was the smart guy who designed only one toilet on the International Space Station (ISS)?
So I know that you really just can't add-on another toilet to the ISS, but still, you would think they would have put some sort of backup system in there? I mean, its not like they can pickup the yellow pages and just call a plumber. And even if they could, can you think of what that bill would cost? DAMN.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The international space station's lone toilet is broken, leaving the crew with almost nowhere to go. So NASA may order an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week.(Read the rest of the story) |
So I know that you really just can't add-on another toilet to the ISS, but still, you would think they would have put some sort of backup system in there? I mean, its not like they can pickup the yellow pages and just call a plumber. And even if they could, can you think of what that bill would cost? DAMN.