{"id":358575,"date":"2021-10-27T04:44:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spacex-to-fix-toilet-leaks-before-next-launch\/"},"modified":"2021-10-27T04:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T01:44:23","slug":"spacex-to-fix-toilet-leaks-before-next-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spacex-to-fix-toilet-leaks-before-next-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"#SpaceX to fix toilet leaks before next launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#SpaceX to fix toilet leaks before next launch<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>How many rocket scientists does it take to fix a space toilet?<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX is making sure the commodes\u00a0in\u00a0its rockets\u00a0won\u2019t again interfere with astronauts\u2019 next <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> to the cosmos.<\/p>\n<p>During the company\u2019s first all-civilian launch last month, a urine tube came unglued, spilling the bodily liquid onto fans and beneath the floor panels, according to William Gerstenmaier, a SpaceX vice president who once worked for NASA. <\/p>\n<p>The same issue was found inside the Dragon capsule docked at the International Space Station, he said, according to a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-redesigned-toilet-crew-3-mission\">release by Elon Musk\u2019s company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of workers sprang into action to prevent any zero-gravity discharge on Endurance, the Dragon capsule that is set to launch at Kennedy Space Center Sunday morning, officials said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-422.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19933520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-422.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-422.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-422.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>William Gerstenmaier said the unglued urine tube led to spillage of the bodily fluid.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA via AP, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX welded the urine-flushing tube on Endurance, and the fix was being reviewed by NASA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Crew-3, we\u2019ve fixed this problem in the tank by essentially making an all-welded structure with no longer joints in there that can come unglued and become disconnected,\u201d Gerstenmaier said.<\/p>\n<p>Commander Raja Chari, a NASA astronaut, has \u201ccomplete confidence\u201d in the repairs, he said Tuesday, noting that hundreds of people were working on fixing the issue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-421.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19933525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-421.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-421.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/space-x-toilet-421.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Crew 3 astronauts Matthias Maurer, Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron gather after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Oct. 26, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Raoux\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX is investigating whether the spilled urine on the capsule that has been in space for six months did not weaken the rocket, which could pose dangers to astronauts returning to Earth in November, Gerstenmaier said.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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