Oxygen generator fails on space station

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Oxygen generator fails on space station

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This is great news!
The main oxygen generator on the International Space Station has failed, but NASA said Thursday there is plenty of oxygen on board to sustain the station's inhabitants for the foreseeable future. A backup generator and other methods of oxygen production also are available to the crew should they be needed, the agency said.
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They will repair it eventually...but don't hold your breath :lol:
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The astronauts aboard the international space station got their broken oxygen generator running after three tries Friday, but the machine shut down again after barely an hour of operation.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/sp ... ygen_x.htm

PS- I picked up a USAToday paper this morning and decided to visit USAToday.com...so that is my "Technology Source of the Day" for today. :)
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