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NASA is recycling 98 percent of astronaut pee and sweat on the ISS into drinkable water (www.engadget.com)
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This week, NASA revealed that the International Space Station’s Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) is recycling 98 percent of all water astronauts bring aboard the station..

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately Cygnus does not provide return capability, it is fully expendable so anything downmassed is going to experience a really hot welcome.

The Dragon has some expendable storage that can also be used for "garbage day".