Oh, sh!t!
Posted on 07/19/2009 9:33:13 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The bathroom lines just got a lot longer at the linked space shuttle and space station.
One of the two toilets on the international space station malfunctioned Sunday morning. The pump separator apparently flooded. Mission Control advised the astronauts to hang an "out of service" sign on the toilet, until it can be fixed. In the meantime, the six space station residents will have to get in line to use their one good toilet. And Endeavour's seven astronauts will be restricted to the shuttle bathroom.
There have never been so many people — 13 — together in space. The toilet repair work fell to Belgian Frank De Winne.
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Don’t tell me they don’t have a $600.00 plunger to go with their toilet seat.
Damn Wolowitz...
I hope they’ve got a plunger. Otherwise somebody’s going to have to roll up their sleeve. I can just hear it: “I spent years training to be an astronaut for this?” :^)
Oh, sh!t!
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In this NASA file photo, damage to the thermal tiles on the Space Shuttle Endeavour can be seen as white marks on the nose of the orbiter (lower right) in this image taken during a photo survey of the approaching vehicle prior to docking with the International Space July 17, 2009. REUTERS/NASA/Handout
“The toilet repair work fell to Belgian Frank De Winne.”
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I didn’t know that Begians were experts with toilets.
At least the Belgian finally has an appropriate role.
In this NASA photo the Space Shuttle Endeavour is captured by a remote
camera equipped with a fish-eye lens, as the seven-member STS-127 crew
leaves launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and heads toward
the International Space Station July 15, 2009. REUTERS/NASA/Handout
Euro’s know all about dat chit.
They better shut down the Zero Gravity Beer Manufacturing Module!
Yup. we lose it, may as well just fly back home now.
“Gregg, what is the worst fraternity on campus?”
Perhaps the double bean and green chili burritos in the mission menu wasn’t such a good idea after all.
Wolowitz designed a repair.
Frank the plumber needs a raise...at least give him union wages...Oh wait the union will probably protest because a non-union guy did a job that only a member of the union could do...
Looks like Mr. Rooter will be visiting the space shuttle.
I paid $138.00 for a 15 minute visit to have my toliet guts replaced yesterday. I wonder how much they will charge for this long distance visit? :*)
In space no one can hear you poop.....
That'd be a HECK of a long sewer snake!
LOL!
There’s one in every crowd.
In zero gravity, using a plunger on a blocked toilet might not be a good idea. Just saying.
You’re right. In fact, it doesn’t always work so well here on Earth.
Using one here on earth aint much better
Memo to Houston....cut back on the fiber in the MREs.
Yep, I saw that episode of The Big Bang Theory as well. First thing I thought of. I believe the best fix was with one of those 3-pronged plastic things that they stick in pizzas to keep them from sticking to the top of the pizza box, but they didn't have one of those available on the space station.
If they are resourceful they can just use a hanger.
then again there is this nifty trick. I use dish soap and let it stand for 15 minutes. A quick plunge or two and I am done. Sometimes I do have add boiling water and that usually results in the toilet flushing itself.
Damn....Alabama plumbers don’t come cheap do they?
no relief tubes there...
That is a very funny show.
Yeah, but I thought it didn't work? Didn't the episode end with them evacuating the space station?
I remember having the single, tiny toilet on a C-141 malfunction while I was using it once. We were over the Pacific, hours from land, and I was standing there with my partially-removed flight suit laying on the floor, and me thinking “this is not going to end well”!
Astronaut Diapers
I loved that show!
I’ve seen it piggy backed at Dyess. It was one nasty filty dirty sad looking craft.
Joe the Plumber - report for astronaut training...
I just hope the Belgian doesn’t waffle!
Don’t say I didn’t sound a warning! This story makes it sound like there are 2 crannies on the space station but I have a hunch one of them is in the Shuttle. If there are 2 on the Station then they still have 2 left. I wonder how Houston is simulating this problem?
They took 11 engineers, fed them copious amounts of nachos and locked them in a closet?
or the ever popular... 
The toilet repair work fell to Belgian Frank De Winne.
He better be Bonded, have a License and a Union Card!
Otherwise the Warranty will be voided. 
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