Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!jarthur!cbrown.claremont.edu From: jdishaw@cbrown.claremont.edu (Pom Ac Comp Staff) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Water dump... Message-ID: <10212@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> Date: 20 Dec 90 16:42:18 GMT Sender: news@jarthur.Claremont.EDU Reply-To: jdishaw@cbrown.claremont.edu Organization: Harvey Mudd College Lines: 7 I know some of the water waste from the fuel cells gets reclaimed for use by the astronauts as their water supply and the rest gets dumped. Why don't they split the water back into hydrogen and oxygen and use it for the fuel cells again? I know this isn't 100% efficient process, but I would think there would be some benefits. James R. Dishaw