After the astronauts on the International Space Station finished up their communications with Space Shuttle Atlantis yesterday, the crew on the Space Station did something that no other astronaut has ever done before - drank recycled urine and sweat.After had installing the Urine Recycler in November of last year, and then having it break and then repaired again in March, the Urine Recycler is now fully functional and it has been fully tested. The previous shuttle crew that recently returned to Earth brought back samples of the recycled water to make sure it was safe to drink, and all tests came back fine.
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