ISS Crew: Houston, We Need Plumber

The Associated Press ^ | 5-28-2008 | The Associated Press

[Westlander]

The international space station has a plumbing problem: the lone toilet is broken. So NASA may make an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week.

[Westlander]

Wonder what the house call charge will be.

[AmericaUnited]

Can’t they just go “outside”?

[Shady]

OK, Who is the Poindexter who thought that the Space Station didn’t need a “redundancy?” I want them on my engineering team! /s

[Westlander]

Shooting Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sok6R6-PLJc

[R. Scott]

What happened to redundancy? I’d think a toilet would be considered important.

[tlb]

I’m afraid this sort of thing will be a problem for a long time to come. Even Star Trek kept referring to it:

“But I canna change the laws of feces, Captain!” - Scotty

[IamConservative]

Apparently the supply closet is down to the freeze dried chili.

[Smokin' Joe]

Wonder what the house call charge will be.

Standard rate, plus mileage....(at 17,000 miles an hour, that could really rack up).

[Squawk 8888]

There’s also the placard in the brig: “Do not flush while ship is in spacedock.”

[ConservaTexan]

ISS Crew: Houston, We Need Plumber

NASA immediately began designing a spacesuit with visible butt-crack capabilities.