Thank god for technology

The troublesome toilet aboard the International Space Station appears to be working again, thanks to a replacement pump taken to the station by the shuttle Discovery, and the New York Times has the whole story.

The problem with the toilet, while serious, has become a focus for jokes as the mission approached. When Commander Mark Kelly of the Navy, the commander of the shuttle mission, first entered the station after docking on Monday, he asked, “You guys looking for a plumber?”

RIco says just what you want after a month or two in space, toilet jokes...