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   Serigo to Fred J. McCall   
   Re: A smaller, faster version of the Spa   
   16 Oct 16 14:53:04   
   
   XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.physics   
   From: invalid@invalid.com   
      
   On 10/15/2016 11:11 PM, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   > Serigo  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 10/15/2016 4:57 AM, Fred J. McCall wrote:   
   >>> Serigo  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Nasa says 0.43 gallons per day per person + 0.21 gallons for food per   
   >>>> person, another NASA site says ISS uses 3 gallons per day per person   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> You need to read further.  They get most of it back and reuse it. I've   
   >>> told you how much water is shipped up to them.  Some water is used to   
   >>> make oxygen.   
   >>   
   >> no they dont.   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> ISS has a N2 tank on the side of it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Of course it does.  They're for COOLING   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> no it isnt. cooling is by radiation, NOT by venting GAS, idiot.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Who said anything about venting gas,   
      
   NASA,   
   it is what they do, go read about it on the website.   
      
   Im not going to educate you, the info is free on the internet.   
      
   Quit trying to pick a fight here, pick your big nose instead, and go   
   Cite yourself.   
      
      
   >   
   >>> and are very occasionally   
   >>> replaced when they get empty.  Actual nitrogen storage for use inside   
   >>> the station is kept in a couple of small tanks in the airlock.   
   >>>   
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   >   
   > I were hungry?   
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