The Real Gatorade
Haha, this is nuts. The AP reports on the latest system delivered to the International Space Station this week...
"After several days without luck, astronauts finally ran a successful test on equipment that turns urine into drinking water — a necessity for supporting the international space station's crew, which will soon double."
"The urine processor makes up a section of the $154 million water recycling system that was delivered to the space station by Endeavour. The machine is crucial to providing drinking water for the space station's crew, which is supposed to double to six members next year."
And thank goodness...
"Samples of the processed urine, sweat and condensation will be tested on Earth before astronauts can start drinking the purified water next year."
Full article here. Just another reason not to be an astronaut.