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hi i am coach wakata of the iss

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expedition 38.

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i am in note 3 of the international

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space station

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on board the iss we recycle water and

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here in note 3 the key component the

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water recovery system is located behind

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those panels

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the water recovery system recycles urine

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and washing water used by the onboard

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astronauts and cosmonauts to provide

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portable water supply

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is initially reclaimed from urine using

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distillation

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this process takes place in a rotating

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distillation unit that compensates for

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the station's absence of gravity

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facilitating the separation of liquids

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and gases in zero-g environment

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after the distillation phase this water

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is combined with the other wastewater

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streams and enters the water processor

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assembly for treatment

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here free gas and solids such as hair

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are removed from the wastewater before

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the flow enters a series of filter units

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subsequently any remaining

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microorganisms organic inclusions or

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other contaminants are removed by high

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temperature catalysis

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the resulting water meets the highest

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standards for portable use

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here onboard the iss we turned