NASA upgrading ISS system that turns astronaut pee into drinking water

Grade 8

Water is heavy and hard to transport into orbit, which is why the International Space Station is a champion when it comes to recycling. Even astronaut urine is captured and processed to make it drinkable. The system that does this work is about to get an important upgrade.

https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-upgrading-iss-system-that-turns-astronaut-pee-into-drinking-water/#:~:text=NASA%20upgrading%20ISS%20system%20that%20turns%20astronaut%20pee%20into,Yes%2C%20peelease.&text=This%20is%20an%20earlier%20version%20of%20the%20urine%20distillation%20assembly.&text=Water%20is%20heavy%20and%20hard,when%20it%20comes%20to%20recycling.

Visit the Grade 8 Student-Led Research Module of the TMA BlueTech Curriculum to see curriculum connections.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

NASA upgrading ISS system that turns astronaut pee into drinking water

Related items

Positions Of Satellites Around The Earth On Google Earth

Orbiting Earth, Landing In The Ocean

A Letter to My Grandchildren

Satellites And Oceans – On A Mission From Earth

Energized by AquaOptimism?

Explore further inside our e-learning platform

Sign up for our e-mail list to receive notice of new offerings

Log In