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Tinkle, tinkle little star

We've often been accused of taking it, but now Nasa is requesting it: Hurry, because until 31 July the Johnson Space Centre in Houston is requesting that its workers donate urine, reports the Daily Telegraph.
As part of its struggle to create the perfect space lavatory, the centre needs eight gallons of urine every day.
The result of the research, though not the urine donated, will be onboard the Orion space capsule which will be in space for six months.
You can see the importance of the research - crossing your legs simply isn't an option in those big chunky space suits.
In case you're thinking of donating, the internal memo warns donors not to drink too much to produce urine, no matter how helpful they want to be, because that dilutes the urine.
Also make it fresh: "Unlike in the doctor's office, you do not need to worry about starting collection midstream," the memo states. "Our testing will be much more accurate if you collect as much of the entire urination as possible, including the beginning."

July 22, 2008 in backbytes | Permalink

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