Decius wrote:

Nasa has confirmed that the toilet on the International Space Station has failed, leaving astronauts in an urgent need for spare parts.

The problem lies with the fan that draws liquids into the waste chamber prior to being ejected to burn up in the atmosphere.

Damn. That sucks.

Wait a second - so they take a crap - then toss it at the Earth? They are literally shitting on our planet...

RE: Space Station inconvenienced as toilet fails - vnunet.com