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NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled) (www.space.com)
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[–] MedicareForSome@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How do you collect the sweat?

[–] baduhai@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 years ago

As sweat naturally leaves the body, it just becomes humidity in the air. You can then use something like a dehumidifier to soak it all up.

[–] Anissem@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

I wonder if the pee sweat water pairs well with astronaut food

[–] Lucid5603 4 points 2 years ago

For anyone wondering what the increase was: "Before the [new method], our total water recovery was between 93 and 94% overall"