Live in Orbit: Station toilet not working

The toilet in the U.S. Destiny module, one of two toilet systems aboard the space station, is malfunctioning from a flooded a liquid separator. International Space Station flight controllers and crew members are troubleshooting the the Waste and Hygiene Compartment, a $15 million compartment that was delivered to the station on STS-126 and installed later by the station crew.

NASA officials state that this is a inconvenience, "not a serious issue." Until it is fixed, the six station crew members will use the toilet in the Russian Zvezda module and the seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts will use the shuttle facilities.

Astronauts using the shuttle and station robot arms have handed off 8,700-pound Integrated Cargo Carrier. The station's arm will install the carrier on the mobile base system. This placement will allow spacewalkers to transfer the spare parts to an external stowage platform on the station. The carrier holds nine pieces of equipment that will be installed during the next three spacewalks.

Spacewalkers Dave Wolf and Tom Marshburn are getting their space suits and tools ready for Monday's spacewalk.

The Integrated Cargo Carrier is on the move from the shuttle to the space station.