Space Station To Earth: Houston We Have A Problem
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Space Station To Earth: Houston We Have A Problem
Astronauts are coping with a plumbing crisis aboard the International Space Station and counting the hours until a shuttle arrives next week with repair parts.
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(May 28, 2008)—The lone toilet on the International Space Station is broken and the three-man crew is counting the hours until the shuttle Discovery arrives next week with repair parts.

The crewmembers are making do with a jury-rigged system when they need to urinate.

NASA says the crew has used the toilet on the Soyuz return capsule, but it has a limited capacity, so they are now using a back-up bag-like collection system that can be connected to the broken toilet.

"Like any home anywhere the importance of having a working bathroom is obvious,” a NASA spokesman said.

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Posted by: Fred 56 Location: Waco on May 28, 2008 at 11:28 AM

I would say they are "up the proverbial creek without a paddle" except they not only don't have a paddle but unfortunately they also don't have a creek either!
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