A TOILET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Has anybody read that NASA is going too BUY a new toilet system from "RUSSIA" for the ISS, for 18 million ?
Thats a load of ***t....... > > >
You can buy a lot of depends diapers for that kind of money.
And this job is being Outsorced... :C
I need a laxitive now, for what I have been shoveled.

Bill

Bill Madewell said:
Has anybody read that NASA is going too BUY a new toilet system from "RUSSIA" for the ISS, for 18 million ?
Thats a load of ***t....... > > >
You can buy a lot of depends diapers for that kind of money.
And this job is being Outsorced... :C
I need a laxitive now, for what I have been shoveled.

For some reason it brings to mind a line from Austin Powers, something about a toilet made out of solid gold...

If the price includes shipping and handling, it's a bargain.

Otherwise, I'm sure the people on the ISS would much rather have some form of toilet than need to wear diapers.

The ISS is an international partnership. If the Russians make a good toilet, then their toilet should be adapted to the ISS since they have a major investment in it as well. The toilet is probably expensive because there is only one ISS and there are no economies of scale.

The key here is "toilet system." The $18 million buys MUCH more than just a toilet--and it's far from a traditional toilet that we use on Terra Firma. Think toilet plus sewage treatment plant. Still a lot of bucks even from that perspective... 8O

Ron
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