Lengthy Spacewalks Made Easy As Scientists Design Spacesuit That Recycles Pee Into Drinking Water In Five Minutes
Scientists have designed a spacesuit that recycles urine into drinking water, inspired from author Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic Dune’s “stillsuits”. The suit, now in its prototype stage, collects urine, purifies it and is able to return it to the astronaut within five minutes through a drinking tube. The suit’s makers, according to the Guardian, hope …