Astronauts Move New Toilet, Among Other Things Onto ISS

Boston (dbTechno) - NASA astronauts began the process of unpacking everything from the Endeavour space shuttle and moving it all to the International Space Station on Monday.

This was no easy task as there was a lot of cargo that had to be brought over to the ISS.

Among those things being carried over is a brand new toilet as well as a water purification system.

The whole idea behind the addition of this new equipment is to build up the ISS to allow it to house six astronauts instead of the three that it can currently house.

One such addition is a brand new water purification system.  This is going to allow the astronauts to take their urine and turn it into drinkable water.

Another addition for astronauts is a refrigerator, allowing them to have cold drinks for the first time up in space.

With the first spacewalk set to take place today, it is a big week for astronauts at the ISS.