NASA just recycled 98% of all astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS (engineers are thrilled)

https://www.space.com/astronaut-pee-iss-water-recycling-98-percent-milestone

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MedicareForSome@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y (2 replies)

How do you collect the sweat?

baduhai@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 3y

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.

Minsk_trust@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Apparently it is recovered from the air through a dehumidifier. From my understanding no one is wringing out their underwear or anything.

Anissem@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 3y

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

Lucid5603@infosec.pub · 4 pts · 3y

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