La NASA ordina una nuova toilette per la ISS "made in Russia"

Missioni con equipaggio in corso International Space Station
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July 3, 2007

Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3749

Lynnette Madison
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111

CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-028

NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SPACE STATION HARDWARE

HOUSTON - NASA has signed a $46 million fixed price basic contract
with S. P. Korolev Rocket and Space Public Corporation, also known as
RSC Energia, in Korolev, Russia, for various hardware items and their
integration into the International Space Station.

The basic contract includes $19 million to purchase a Russian-
designed toilet system with a privacy enclosure and additional space station
equipment. The additional equipment includes a spare depress air pump
used to conserve air when the crew exits the Quest airlock for a
spacewalk; technical and engineering support for the mechanism that
allows shuttles to dock with the station; software updates for the
station’s inventory management system; and certification of
additional computer hardware for use on the station.

The toilet system, similar to the one already in use in the station’s
Zvezda Service Module, is needed for the planned expansion from three
to six crew members in 2009. The system will be able to automatically
transfer urine to a U.S. device that can generate potable water.

The contract runs through December 2011 and includes funds to procure
equipment necessary for routine maintenance.

For more information about the space station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station
For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/home

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Orpolina! Il cesso più costono dell’universo! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: 19 milioni di dollari!

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Si ma vuoi mettere defecare kilometri sopra chiunque altro? In più è il cesso con la vista più vista che c’è! :smiley:

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Liberatorio, oserei dire. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Certo che come commentatori siamo proprio dei fessacchiotti… :smiley:

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A parte le battute… :wink: direi che è quantomeno “curioso” che la NASA compri dai russi materiale per la ISS al costo di ben 46 milioni di dollari… :kissing_heart:

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Ho letto che sullo Shuttle una delle voci più costose è la toilette di bordo,anche perchè deve essere spesso sostituita a causa del numero degli astronauti a bordo della navetta (di solito sette).Almeno con l’ORION si risparmierà un bel pò alla voce “pupù”.I sacchetti hanno prezzi più ragionevoli.