Plumbing in Space

PLUMBING IN SPACE 1/5 Tap water in the us Costs PER GALLON, da permy 2007 TO GET 1 GALLON OF WATER INTO SPACE: 1pln - 8.3m . $6000 = $49,800 ARAA -gallon lbs x per lo payload to enter fow carth orbit (LED)" xaiddo roughly 10,000lbs of water needed PER CREW MEMBER X 7 $420 MILLION sport uate pur yar. Con WATER CONSERVATION SYSTEM (WCS) Sweat from space Water exhaust from Rocket fuel cell. Breath Vapour. Waste Water. Urine. suits. Filter the mix through a 7 step process NOT 100% EFFICIENT! Recycling produces unusuable brine Oxygen-generating system uses water Air Locks release humidity when opened CO2 removal leeches water from air The No-Gravity space Potty 2 BATHROOMS FOR 7 ISS CREW MEMBERS Tip: moderate speed if the suction funnel overflows, splash-backs ricochet around the room. DON'T FOGET TO TURN THE SUCTION HOSE ON, ZERO GRAVITY- DUH. #1 #2 Tip: Alignment is important, astronauts train on Earth: training commode has a camera inside the toilet to help check alignment. HOLE IS 4 INCHES WIDE - EARTH TOILET: 8-9 INCHES ACRIFICES FROM FRUGAL WATER USUAGE EPACE WATER PRESSUREIS 1/2 OF ATYPICAL HOUSEHOLD AMOUNT OF WATERUSEDINASPACE SHOWERIS 4 Tip: DONT FLOAT OFF fpot straps - thigh clamps - böðy řestraints FWATER USEDIN A TYPACAL SHOWERIS DON'T TAKE WATER FOR GRANTED, SPACEMEN DRINK THIER PEE. 5OLITRES