Sunday, June 1, 2008

NASA puts rush order on space toilet fix

epa01360704 Space Shuttle Discovery crew for mission STS-124 arrive at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 28 May 2008. The crew (R-L) mission specialist Ron Garan, Commander Mark Kelly, Mission Specialist Mike Fossum, Karen Nyberg, Pilot Ken Ham, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Akihiko Hoshide and Greg Chamitoff line up for a group photo before leaving the SLF. Launch of Discovery on mission STS-124 to deliver the Japanese KIBO Laboratory to the International Space Station is currently scheduled for no earlier than 31 May 2008. EPA/JUSTIN DERNIERNASA rushed Wednesday to get a special pump on board the shuttle Discovery to fix a balky toilet at the international space station, even as the launch countdown got under way.




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