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Cosmonaut-plumber Oleg Kononenko tackled the critical job of fixing the sole toilet aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday, with apparently successful results.
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"The toilet apparently has been repaired and is available for use," NASA's mission commentator Rob Navias said, following the 2-1/2-hour maintenance call.
Kononenko, the station's lead flight engineer, did the honours of replacing a pump needed to filter urine so the waste can be properly processed. The Russian-made toilet has been working only intermittently for about 10 days, requiring time-consuming manual flushes four to five times a day.
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"The toilet apparently has been repaired and is available for use," NASA's mission commentator Rob Navias said, following the 2-1/2-hour maintenance call.
Kononenko, the station's lead flight engineer, did the honours of replacing a pump needed to filter urine so the waste can be properly processed. The Russian-made toilet has been working only intermittently for about 10 days, requiring time-consuming manual flushes four to five times a day.