NASA astronauts to drink recycled urine in space

London, November 15 (ANI): NASA is launching a machine aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, which will recycle astronauts' urine for consumption as water.
"We did blind taste tests of the water. Nobody had any strong objections. Other than a faint taste of iodine, it is just as refreshing as any other kind of water," the Telegraph quoted NASA's Bob Bagdigian, the system's lead engineer, as saying.
"I've got some in my fridge. It tastes fine to me," he added.
The launch of the 250million-dollar wastewater recycling machine is part of NASA's 124th shuttle mission, which was launched on Friday evening from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.