The straight poop on space toilets

If this astronaut gig doesn't work out for Mike Massimino, he can always find a job as a TV comedian. Astro_Mike made a name (and a Twitter nickname) for himself during last year's Hubble servicing mission as Atlantis' onboard jokester, and he recently enlisted members of Atlantis' current crew to make a video explaining one of the great mysteries of spaceflight: How do you go to the bathroom? Click on the YouTube video embedded above for some must-see space TV ... and check out these other tips for space living:

toilet video

Damn thing sounds like it's trying to spin up a jet engine....no thank you

Seriously...there are some times you cant take all that time just to Potty..way too complicated for me...which is why I'm not in the space program...i'd have fail toilet trsining!!

reply to post by djvexd


Would you prefer the alternative?

reply to post by junglejake


What you mean like crap in the airlock then space it? yeah

reply to post by djvexd


No, more like floating space... Uh, we'll say "junk". Ironically, in this case, no vacuum sucks...

reply to post by wiseone11


That was really very interesting. It does not look simple though, and I feel sorry for anyone in space, that has to get to the bathroom in a hurry.