1
00:00:00,057 --> 00:00:03,457
Is it true that astronauts drink their own urine in space?

2
00:00:03,657 --> 00:00:06,063
Yes, we make it into clean drinking water for them.

3
00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:08,770
What does unprocessed urine look like?

4
00:00:09,243 --> 00:00:10,779
It looks like this.

5
00:00:12,390 --> 00:00:15,000
What does it look like after processing?

6
00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:17,324
Like this beauty right here, like water.

7
00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,311
Before recycling, what did astronauts do?

8
00:00:20,511 --> 00:00:23,874
They collected their urine and threw it away.

9
00:00:24,074 --> 00:00:25,700
How do we test the system?

10
00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:27,809
We have the same hardware on the ground

11
00:00:28,009 --> 00:00:30,796
and we take donations from volunteers.

12
00:00:30,900 --> 00:00:32,690
Where do they go to, you know… go?

13
00:00:32,890 --> 00:00:35,393
Where else? The bathroom.

14
00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,100
Was there a special collection unit?

15
00:00:38,300 --> 00:00:42,560
Yes, we set up bottles in the women’s bathrooms\hand a funnel in the men’s.

16
00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,520
How much water does an astronaut need per day?

17
00:00:46,727 --> 00:00:48,423
Two liters, but we all do.

18
00:00:48,623 --> 00:00:50,000
How do you describe your job?

19
00:00:50,118 --> 00:00:52,316
An engineer that plays with pee.

20
00:00:52,516 --> 00:00:54,597
Or as I like to
call it, a “urine-eer.”

21
00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,042
How will the technology benefit the journey to Mars?

22
00:00:57,242 --> 00:01:00,825
We can’t send people to Mars without life
support systems.