we’re talking about life aboard the International Space Station featuring my
International Space Station featuring my
International Space Station featuring my interview with a guy who was there for
interview with a guy who was there for
interview with a guy who was there for nearly a year Scott Kelly I had to ask
nearly a year Scott Kelly I had to ask
nearly a year Scott Kelly I had to ask Scott the question that we all want to
Scott the question that we all want to
Scott the question that we all want to know the answer to how do bathrooms work
know the answer to how do bathrooms work
know the answer to how do bathrooms work in space check it out the zero-g toilets
in space check it out the zero-g toilets
in space check it out the zero-g toilets they worked okay for you very
they worked okay for you very
they worked okay for you very complicated toilet and it will and it
complicated toilet and it will and it
complicated toilet and it will and it works pretty well why should it be
works pretty well why should it be
works pretty well why should it be complicated uh you know you got to you
complicated uh you know you got to you
complicated uh you know you got to you know separate the air from the urine
know separate the air from the urine
know separate the air from the urine before it’s sent to a tank that the
before it’s sent to a tank that the
before it’s sent to a tank that the whole toilet system oh this system that
whole toilet system oh this system that
whole toilet system oh this system that and and some of the urine and you know
and and some of the urine and you know
and and some of the urine and you know usually when I talk about the toilet I’m
usually when I talk about the toilet I’m
usually when I talk about the toilet I’m also talking about the water processor
also talking about the water processor
also talking about the water processor recovery system that turns our urine
recovery system that turns our urine
recovery system that turns our urine into drinking water so it’s it’s pretty
sophistical thing yeah just emotionally
sophistical thing yeah just emotionally that just sounds nasty yeah yeah like I
that just sounds nasty yeah yeah like I
that just sounds nasty yeah yeah like I drank my pee for a whole year right
drank my pee for a whole year right
drank my pee for a whole year right right
right
right does he actually drank everyone’s pee
does he actually drank everyone’s pee
does he actually drank everyone’s pee exact all mixed together
what happens to all that is not the h2o
what happens to all that is not the h2o yeah from the urine what happens to that
yeah from the urine what happens to that
yeah from the urine what happens to that it’s put into a container and then we
it’s put into a container and then we
it’s put into a container and then we eventually when that tank fills we put
eventually when that tank fills we put
eventually when that tank fills we put them into smaller tanks send them down
them into smaller tanks send them down
them into smaller tanks send them down to the Russian segment they put them in
to the Russian segment they put them in
to the Russian segment they put them in the progress their resupply ship and
the progress their resupply ship and
the progress their resupply ship and eventually that burns up in the
eventually that burns up in the
eventually that burns up in the atmosphere then that tank will
atmosphere then that tank will
atmosphere then that tank will eventually come back with urine in it we
eventually come back with urine in it we
eventually come back with urine in it we put an entire system we turn it into
put an entire system we turn it into
put an entire system we turn it into water eventually Brian wait so what
water eventually Brian wait so what
water eventually Brian wait so what burns up in the atmosphere the whole
burns up in the atmosphere the whole
burns up in the atmosphere the whole progress a whole spaceship okay so that
progress a whole spaceship okay so that
progress a whole spaceship okay so that spaceship is designed it’s your garbage
spaceship is designed it’s your garbage
spaceship is designed it’s your garbage disposal assisting exactly didn’t know
disposal assisting exactly didn’t know
disposal assisting exactly didn’t know that and that is a critical resource the
that and that is a critical resource the
that and that is a critical resource the ability to get garbage off of a
ability to get garbage off of a
ability to get garbage off of a spaceship is something that is not not
spaceship is something that is not not
spaceship is something that is not not simple
so shoo what are you doing it made me
so shoo what are you doing it made me thirsty
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