Forget all the scientific advances, the most popular question asked of astronauts is much more primal: How do you use the restroom? Suction is needed to counteract the lack of gravity, and it's not ...
A new toilet is headed to the International Space Station this week, in addition to new foods to grow and beauty products. The $23 million toilet system is known as the Universal Waste Management ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before ...
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Using The Bathroom On The International Space Station Is More Complicated Than You Think
The first U.S. citizen to ever fly in space peed in his space suit. Alan Shepard's May 5, 1961 flight on the Mercury spacecraft Freedom 7 was meant to be a short, 15-minute jaunt through 490 miles of ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of seven blasted into orbit Saturday, carrying a giant Japanese lab addition to the international space station along with something more ...
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