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It has been reported that NASA paid $19,000,000 for a Russian built human waste management system for the International Space Station. The system is very similar to the existing one, however this new system is designed to be able to deliver waste to the water purification system. According to NASA, purchasing the system is cheaper than building their own. The system is expected to be delivered in 2009. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C288414%2C00.html Waste management system]</ref>

It has been reported that NASA paid $19,000,000 for a Russian built human waste management system for the International Space Station. The system is very similar to the existing one, however this new system is designed to be able to deliver waste to the water purification system. According to NASA, purchasing the system is cheaper than building their own. The system is expected to be delivered in 2009. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C288414%2C00.html Waste management system]</ref>

=="Stephen Colbert" module"==

==Final Shuttle Module==

 

The next and final U.S. module at the International Space Station has been named Tranquility. <ref>[http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/space/2009/04/sorry-mr-colbert-new-module-named_15.shtml Florida Today; Final Space Station module named.]</ref>

In 2009, NASA hosted an online contest to name a room to be installed on the space station. Voters chose to name it after talk show host [[Stephen Colbert]], with over 230,000 votes.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_us/sci_space_station_colbert Colbert wins NASA space station name contest]</ref>

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