NASA's New Bag Turns Urine Into Sports Drink 182
An anonymous reader writes "NASA's Atlantis shuttle is set to launch this Friday, and its crew will be testing an innovative device that can recycle human urine into a sugary sports drink. The bag uses forward osmosis technology and features a semi-permeable membrane capable of isolating water from virtually any liquid. Recycling urine in this way has a significant effect on a ship's payload, and considering that a single pound adds $10,000 of cost, that slight weight difference can translate to serious savings."
CT: I'm at Kennedy Space Center now, tweeting as @cmdrtaco. And I think I'll stay away from the sports drink.
That is one beta test I am glad I am not part of (Score:2, Insightful)
Recycling urine does sound like an efficient and logical thing to do in a space craft, but I'd hate to be the one testing it.