Media reported, and damage to the urine recycling system at NASA ISS segment – RBC

In the US segment of the ISS has failed a urine recycling system UPA. This was to “Interfax” a source in the space industry.

According to him, the system does not work for five days. Astronauts deal with repairs themselves, their counsel ground specialists, the source said. He noted that the system can be restored within a day.

Official NASA comments on this issue there is.

At the beginning of the year to the ISS has failed the American system of removing carbon dioxide CDRA. In November 2015, due to a short circuit denied one of the eight channels of the power station system. It repairs completed only in January 2016.