Recently, NASA reported that the International Space Station ran into some trouble with the water recycling system. The station’s $250 million water recycling system processes urine into clean drinking water. The scientists believe the cause is a high concentration of calcium in the astronauts’ urine, which clogs the system.
Scientists are still trying to determine if the high calcium concentration is due to bone loss, a consequence of living in a zero-gravity environment, or other factors.
Russian Cosmonauts starting using Whole Body Vibration over 40 years ago to combat the effects of bone density loss from living in a zero-gravity environment. By being exposed to zero gravity conditions in outer space it causes severe deterioration of bone mineral density and muscle tissue. Introducing Whole Body Vibration in a zero gravity condition is something that worked to simulate the forces of gravity when there isn’t any.
NASA continues to do more testing to determine if the high calcium concentration was caused by bone loss.
Read the original article about the International Space Station water recycling system.
