At the ISS again broken toilet

At the International Space Station (ISS) once again broken toilet, reports Fox News. According to the NASA John Petty (John Petty), the fault is in the gas separator main bathrooms, located in the Russian sector of the ISS Zvezda ".

Located on the station crew members are trying to fix a toilet, but they already have been instructed to use a bathroom limited spare capacity, based on the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-12. The presence of the ISS two working toilets is vital, since 14 October to the space station should pristykovatsya Soyuz TMA-13 "on board are three more rights.

Toilet at the ISS is a complex device that is using the fans handle the waste for later disposal. The water in the bathroom space is not used. This is not the first toilet break at the space station. In June came out mechanism for separating liquid from the air. A few days later, the crew was able to resolve their own problem. In November the shuttle "Endeavor" (Endeavour) will take on the space station toilet new construction, which will be installed in the American sector of the ISS. NASA has acquired a bathroom designed in Russia for 19 million dollars.