NASA halts test of space station urine recycler

HOUSTON, March 22 (Reuters) - NASA called off tests of the International Space Station's urine recycler on Sunday after problems developed and revamped plans for Monday's spacewalk to fix an improperly installed cargo platform attachment.

Monday's spacewalk is the last of three planned during shuttle Discovery's mission at the space station, which is nearly completed after more than a decade of construction.

The primary goal of Discovery's flight was to deliver and install the station's last set of solar panel wings, which was accomplished on Thursday. The shuttle blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on March 15 for a 13-day mission.

Thank you.

“ISS maximizes today’s scientific resources and substantially increases the opportunity to obtain much longed-for answers on the effects of microgravity and long-term exposure to space.”

My personal comment is “I don’t care.” I rather our money be spent on finding cancer cures and other cures for horrible diseases here on earth.

I don’t care about “microgravity and long-term exposure to space.”

What is the percent of the population that is going to fly out into space?

Just about zero.

I’m not against space travel, but when it comes down to trying to learn turning pee into water is more than I can take and rings a bell that this whole thing is no longer about learning. It has become an expensive habit using our tax money.

My personal comment is “I don’t care.” I rather our money be spent on finding cancer cures and other cures for horrible diseases here on earth.
I don’t care about “microgravity and long-term exposure to space.”
What is the percent of the population that is going to fly out into space?
Just about zero.
I’m not against space travel

It's painfully obvious you are against space travel, personal assurances notwithstanding. Meanwhile, the space station has produced plenty of helpful discoveries and research that you can't be bothered to investigate.

Osteoperosis is a pretty horrible disease that can affect non-space travelers, but you're wishing that less research was done for them.

Robotic arms developed for the station have found use in equipment for emergency response to chemical, biological, or radiological disasters.

Zipnuts made for the station's construction sped up maintenance time in a high radiation area and reduced worker radiation during a nuclear outage at a Savannah River nuclear site.

Waste water purification techniques developed for the space station are being used in landfills to extract water from waste.

360 degree cameras developed for remote docking to the space station are being used for non-invasive surgical proceedures as well as by automobile and hotel companies.
Head mounted vision enhancements systems developed for the space station have been applied to help people with poor vision to read, shop, and watch TV.

Your response is, "I don't care," but other people do.

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