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The basic contract includes $19 million to purchase a Russian-designed toilet system with a privacy enclosure and additional space station equipment

had you clicked the linked article you would have seen this.

fucking political idiots.]]>Jul 6th 2007 11:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11793196

"Lots of news stories are saying 19 million but NASA is saying it's closer to 15 million..."

Currency exchange?

Either way: My "anti-space agenda" comment is a joke. I'm surprised so many readers would have trouble w/ that. It's called being facetious. You might have heard of it. No? Oh. Don't worry. Your imported ASIMO plush doll still loves you.]]>Jul 7th 2007 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
See, Ryan, I follow all your gadget media coverage. Can I have a free E Ink watch now?]]>Jul 7th 2007 1:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/

In Soviet Russia, Space Toilet craps in you...]]>Jul 6th 2007 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
$3,000 per glass is roughly the price of fresh water ferried up to the International Space Station, says Hazel Muir in "New Scientist."

Each astronaut uses about 4.4 liters a day for drinking, washing, etc., which costs around $11,000 per liter to ship up. So NASA is looking to trim this price in favor of a "vile cocktail" of recycled astronauts' urine, sweat, and even lab rats' liquid waste.

Storing fresh water takes up too much room, which makes recycling essential. A key part of the "water recovery" program is to recoup about 85% of the H2O in urine, leaving behind a "brine" that is then checked for other particles and compounds.
]]>Jul 6th 2007 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 6th 2007 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 12:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 2:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/ Jeez...that picture...

It looks like something you'd find at Larry Flint's place...]]>Jul 7th 2007 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 3:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 5:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/]]>Jul 7th 2007 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
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]]>Jul 7th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
Also, remember that evaporation and ground percolation takes care of a lot of problems with "seawater." Gotta love old Sol.]]>Jul 7th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 7th 2007 7:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Sasha says: "Be my guest."

An hour passes and Sasha approached the toilet. She knocks and says:
"Are you done yet? We gotta go."
"Gimme another hour... I... can't... flush!!"]]>Jul 7th 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/Jul 8th 2007 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
HOWEVER....
you gotta wonder what happens inside. I mean, when the shit hits the high-powered fan... :)

(Sorry, I just had to.)
]]>Jul 30th 2007 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/06/nasa-drops-19m-on-russian-toilets-for-american-asstronauts/
This money could be going towards good purposes -- think of all the starving Africans we could feed, or all the air & water testing we could do to ensure American health (both mental and physical), or the number of informants we could buy in the Middle East, or who knows what. Who knows, maybe this is about more than the space program -- perhaps this is our way of making sure Russia doesn't sell their most advanced technologies off to rogue nations (or at least competing nations). ]]>Jul 28th 2007 1:50PM