405K views · 2.7K shares | In space, water is precious! The water astronauts use for coffee today, will be reused tomorrow…and the next day. Follow the process to see how this water gets recycled on the International Space Station: https://youtu.be/5ZYQMRucmS0 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Nature has been recycling water on Earth for eons, and we're perfecting how to do it in space right now on the space station. In constant operation for several years already, the Water Recovery System draws moisture from a number of sources to continuously provide astronauts with safe, clean drinking water. Learn how engineers are successfully turning yesterday’s coffee into tomorrow’s for these brave explorers: https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/feature/technology-research-on-station-breathes-lif

Watch as the International Space Station takes shape in this time-lapsed NASA animation of its decade-long assembly, which began in 1998. Also, see a time-lapsed flyaround of the orbital outpost captured by the Space Shuttle STS-119 mission. Everything you need to know 👉 https://trib.al/HxeID4g Credit: Space.com | animation & footage courtesy: NASA | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: All Parts Equal by Airae / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com | Space.com

96K views · 3.1K reactions | There it goes! Thirteen photographs assembled in sequence show the International Space Station, with a crew of three onboard, pass in front of our view of the Sun while orbiting Earth at a speed of roughly five miles per second on Sunday, Oct. 7. See more: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157674303910028/ Learn when you can #SpotTheStation: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/ | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook