Everyone Poops: How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space?

They may need a combination of brains, guts, strength and skill—the “right stuff” as Tom Wolfe called it—but they also need to be potty trainable. How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? Sure enough, the answer includes plenty of tubes, wires, suction cups and, of course, checklists. A new National Geographic Channel special

Read more from the original source:
Everyone Poops: How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space?

Posted by on May 5, 2011. Filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.