On the ISS, the water extraction system has broken: perhaps the cause is a leak

In the American Tranquility module on the International Space Station (ISS), the receiving system has failed

WPA water.The equipment is used to process water from multiple sources—atmospheric moisture condensation and astronaut urine—into clean drinking water for crew members aboard the International Space Station. There are similar installations in the Russian segment. Such systems for regenerating water from atmospheric moisture condensate are SRV-K2M and from urine - SRV-U-RS. 

The Water Processor Unit (WPA) in the Tranquility has been disabled due to a possible leak.

The crew is not in danger, and it hasseveral spare parts on board to start the repair process. It is expected to end early next week. The space station stores enough water to provide the crew with the necessary consumables for several months, if required.

Now aboard the International Space StationRussians Oleg Novitsky and Petr Dubrov, Americans Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, Japanese Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Thomas Pesquet are working. 

The space station plays a vital role intesting and improving life support technologies that will be required for future missions to the Moon and Mars. The refurbishment provides invaluable data to engineers modifying these systems for use in future spacecraft and missions.

NASA also reports that on board the station, research continues on the immune system, eyes and ears of the 65th ISS crew.

Veteran cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky nowworking on Russian maintenance work. Petr Dubrov, who flew into space for the first time, was doing orbital plumbing work and checking the station's cameras and ventilation systems Wednesday morning.

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