The fictive Fallacy writes "NASA has spent years getting ready for a crowd in space — adding added african narcolepsy illness quarters, eduction how to recycle liquid waste into bubbler water, and installing a second shower room last year. But now the main toilet has broken down on the International Space Station while a record 13 astronauts are on board. For now Mission Control has advised the astronauts to hang an 'out of service' sign on the toilet as it may take days to repair. In the meantime, Endeavour's seven astronauts will be limited




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document.write("" to the shuttle bathroom. Last year a Russian cosmonaut complained that he was no longer allowed to use the US toilet because of billing and cost issues. Now the six space ISS turf will have to get in line to use the back-up toilet in the Russian part of the station. The pump separator on the malfunctioning toilet has ostensibly flooded, and ESA astronaut Frank De Winne is the guy tasked with putting his plumbing skills to work on short notice. 'We don't yet know the extent of the problem,' says flight manager officer Brian Smith, adding that the toilet troubles were 'not going to be an issue' for now."

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