This is one of those questions that I just can't figure out.
2007-11-08 04:39:00 · 14 answers · asked by Jheny 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I just was talking to my husband about this very thing. Here's your answer.
Each Space Shuttle has a toilet that can be used by both men and women. Designed to be as much as possible like those on Earth, the units use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system. Solid wastes are compressed and stored onboard, and then removed after landing. Wastewater is vented to space, although future systems may recycle it. The air is filtered to remove odor and bacteria and then returned to the cabin.
2007-11-08 04:48:46 · answer #1 · answered by OMGiamgoingNUTS 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each one is personally crafted so each astronaut has their own and they work like an oreck vacuum cleaner so the stuff is not floating around fouling up the windows and sensitive instruments.
A high tech Porta Pottie in the stars. If you think about it if someone drops a rose there is no window to open and if they all did their could be a explosion.
2007-11-08 04:54:01 · answer #2 · answered by gar419 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vacuum
(not your regular old carpet vacuum though)
Jeez. people here are all blah blah blahing about random crazy stuff.
its VERY simple. a vacuum delivers urine into a bag, filtered then re used even drank if need. (its very clean after its filtered)
Feces is also sucked out with a vacuum, (a much larger one to cover your cheeks) then you wipe afterwards
feces is stored in a container (with little thermal protection) on(in) the side of the ship.
or you can bring it back to earth and dispose of it as usual.
it freezes and is either lunched to earth, to have it burn in the atmosphere before it touches the ground.
2007-11-08 05:12:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether they're in their suit or not. If in-suit, there are fecal collection bags, and a urine-collection hose that attaches to the appropriate part of the suit, (At least for male astronauts, Yaaay for external plumbing!) for collection and jettisoning the urine overboard. At the ISS, since everyone is OUT of space-suits and into flight-suits, they have a toilet. The mechanics OF that toilet, however, can be about as complicated as the old-style submarine toilets.
2007-11-08 04:49:52 · answer #4 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is certain suits that they take into space, that they can go to the bathroom in. Other than that there is a bathroom provided in their space shuttle to let them go to the bathroom. They have an upside down toilet to let them go where there is no gravity in space and then there is a vacum that let them suck any "extra waste" into the tank to hold it.
2007-11-08 04:53:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they actually have a bathroon that works on a vaccuum system. It looks like an over sized chair with a hose for the men and a special attachment for the women.
2007-11-08 04:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by just me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the g forces of take off the intenstins are squeezed so hard they wear a diaper and a cathedar. no joke. when they get into space it is removed and air flow is utilized to insure the direction of the excrament. You asked!!!
2007-11-08 04:43:50 · answer #7 · answered by buellracing01 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All the information about bathroom stuff is right at this site:
http://space.about.com/cs/spaceshuttles/a/bathroominspace.htm
2007-11-08 04:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by Tapestry6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a tube runs from their parts to their
bathrooms here on Earth.
2007-11-08 04:50:46 · answer #9 · answered by bark 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They wear diapers so they just sit there and grin.
2007-11-08 06:25:16 · answer #10 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋