News today indicate that the main toilet on the ISS has been fixed after breaking down earlier last week. I suppose such episodes bring you back to Earth, literally. It also reminds us of the controversy regarding the station’s scientific output. It’s hard to find numbers, but NASA and ESA spend approximately $3 billion a year on the space station and related shuttle flights. This is about half the budget destined to science by these agencies. Is the ISS worth investment?.
Monday, July 27, 2009
The station's toilet
News today indicate that the main toilet on the ISS has been fixed after breaking down earlier last week. I suppose such episodes bring you back to Earth, literally. It also reminds us of the controversy regarding the station’s scientific output. It’s hard to find numbers, but NASA and ESA spend approximately $3 billion a year on the space station and related shuttle flights. This is about half the budget destined to science by these agencies. Is the ISS worth investment?.
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