Russian astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019-2020 drank and used for cooking more than 171 liters of water obtained from urine. Report on the implementation of the Experiment “Separation” leads RIA Novosti.
According to the document, from April 2018 at the end 2020 due to the ISS installed in the Russian segment
An experimental system of water regeneration from Urin was revised by 282 liters of urine and 202 liters of water were obtained. It is noted that the quality of the reduced water complies with the necessary requirements and it was allowed to use the cooking crew in the water regeneration system from Condensate SRV-K2M.
Earlier on the ISS found the most radioactive place. Head of the laboratory of methods and means of supporting radiation safety in space flights The ISBP RAS Vyacheslav Shurshakov said that the dose of radiation in compartments, where the cosmonauts sleep, 30-40 percent above indicators in other parts of the station.