Good news all around: Astronauts on the international space station are no longer crossing their legs and, much closer to home, some area residents had a little fun at spacemen’s expense.
A $15.6 million international space station toilet broke Sunday, at a time when there are a record number of people in space.
Fortunately for the astronauts, crew members were able to add parts to the commode Monday, and it’s up and running. To the 13 crew members’ relief.
We asked readers Monday to try their hands at headlines for the original story. Enjoy chuckling at the results, and our thanks to those who played along.
Curtis Sims, Lake Stevens
Kevin
Dee Johnson, Everett
‘Head’ down: Specialists ‘Russian’ to rescue
Lowell Bailey, Everett
Ross de Jong, Snohomish
Jim Pulliam, Snohomish
Jim Rock, Monroe
Brook Chesterfield, Arlington
Jeff Thorngren, Lake Stevens
Karen Pauley, Everett
Nora Martinez, Bothell
Astronauts plunge into job
Astronauts take the plunge
Commode kaput; space station in deep doo-doo
Bubble, bubble … toil-et trouble
Flushless in space
Space Station Out (of Order) House
Plumbing the depths of space
Plumbing reaches new heights
Grace Castle, Everett
Linda Averill, Marysville
Tami Bartlett, Marysville
Chester Needham, Lynnwood
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