This will help prevent the need for future resupply missions, NASA said. The idea of recycling urine to make clean drinking water might make those with even the strongest stomachs a little queasy, but ...

The idea of drinking water recycled from urine may rightfully make some squeamish — no matter how insistent experts are that it's perfectly safe to consume. But for astronauts preparing for lengthy ...

Scientists have achieved a clear win on the International Space Station as they have managed to filter nearly all of the astronauts' wastewater with a new system that distills sweat, urine and other ...

If NASA is ever to achieve human missions to Mars and beyond, astronauts will have to drink recycled fluids as weight and space restrictions mean that transporting fresh water isn’t feasible. NASA ...

HOUSTON -- At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind. Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by ...

The idea of recycling urine to make clean drinking water might make those with even the strongest stomachs a little queasy, but NASA has managed to do just that. The federal agency announced ...