July 2019:
Japan's astronauts could be drinking water distilled from their own urine in the near future, thanks to the latest innovation from Japan's space agency.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said they have developed a distiller, used during space flight, that converts urine into potable water, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday.
Raising temperatures and increasing pressure during experiments showed the recycling rate can be raised as high as 85 percent, higher than the distiller and filters developed by NASA, designed to process astronauts' urine and sweat into clean drinking water.
The career of "astronautic professional" has no appeal to me. Which is good, because that wasn't a major offered by Eastern Illinois.
After reading that urine article, the career of "astronautic professional" has even less appeal to me.
Ugggggh.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. if the topic of urine consumption fascinates you (???), take a look:
What Are the Risks and Benefits of Drinking Urine?