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Uh, Houston, we have a problem...
May 28, 2008 | 9:48 AM
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...and it's not one a plunger will fix.

HAHA! Have you guys seen this story?

The international space station has a plumbing problem: the lone toilet is broken. So NASA may make an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week.

Until then, the three-man crew will have to make do with a jury-rigged system when they need to urinate.

NASA says the crew has used the toilet on the Soyuz return capsule, but it has a limited capacity. They are now using a back-up bag-like collection system that can be connected to the broken toilet.

A NASA spokesman added, "Like any home anywhere the importance of having a working bathroom is obvious."

*insert potty joke here*

:)
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upnorth read my blog
May 28, 2008 | 10:03 AM

Amy please delete my first 2 posts. Sorry
Katbird read my blog view my photos
May 28, 2008 | 12:07 PM

I love that video, Upnorth!
That really had to freak people out.

I wonder how much a plumbing service call costs in space?
witiwebprod3 read my blog
May 28, 2008 | 2:51 PM

Ummmm.... you can't smell anything in space. Your sinuses become inflamed just like if you had a cold or flu. I guess that's how it didn't matter whether or not they showered in space(which they don't).

Now just think of what they did in the old days. There were no shuttles or space stations with bathrooms. They just had a small capsule. YOu should see what they had to use to catch the waste. I remember talking to one of the Apollo astronauts, he was telling me about the time the waste got away. Yeah, I don't think I'd go to school and get 3 PHd's so I could go into space and play catch the BLEEP. Hmmm.. I guess that's it for our space lesson today.

Sorry guys I was a Space Camp Counselor for just under a year.
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
May 28, 2008 | 3:00 PM

Hilarious
aaro-nf read my blog view my photos
May 28, 2008 | 4:30 PM

very funny video, upnorth and almost died in my pants while watching that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't think it costs anything to fix a broken toilet in space. great job on the posting of this blog.
F0x6Fan read my blog view my photos
May 28, 2008 | 6:11 PM

F0x6Weather update: ...expect chocolate and lemon-color rain in your forecast soon.
antmarta read my blog view my photos
May 28, 2008 | 8:15 PM

Amy love your new pic.!

Upnorth that is a great video!
Asher_Heimermann read my blog view my photos
May 29, 2008 | 5:17 AM

When I first heard the story, I thought it was a joke until I got an email update from NASA.


Asher Heimermann
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
http://www.AsherHeimermann.com
DiamondBuyer read my blog
May 29, 2008 | 10:11 AM

I sure hope they don't have the problem that I posted in my blogs!
upnorth read my blog
May 29, 2008 | 10:47 AM

antmarta read my blog view my photos
May 30, 2008 | 9:26 PM

OMG, that was great upnorth! Seatbelts huh... I think I'll have to look into that! LOL
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witiwebprod1

FOX 6 Web Producer. Entertainment junkie. I LOVE celebrity gossip. I listen to classic rock, jazz and whatever else tickles my fancy. I am a creative person and spend much of my free time being artsy or working on a variety of crafts. I love pina coladas and getting caught in the rain. DVR is my hero.

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