“There's no way you can use water to collect waste in zero gravity. So, basically, our toilet on shuttle operations is a vacuum cleaner. The urinal looks like a Shop-Vac hose. It has different-shaped fronts on it for males and females to use. The urine is sucked down that hose and goes into a tank.” WayLooksDifferentUseWaterFrontsWasteFemaleMalesOperationsShopsZeroGravityToiletsTanksVacuumsCleanersZero Gravity Author:Mike Mullane
“NASA's training philosophy is "no surprises." So what they did is put a simulator on Earth where it looks exactly the same as a shuttle toilet and they put a camera down in the bottom of the opening for solid-waste collection, with a light that basically illuminates your asshole.” LooksPhilosophyLightEarthWasteTrainingCamerasSurpriseBottomOpeningCollectionsToiletsNasaSolid Waste Author:Mike Mullane
“If you look at astronauts closely, their eyes look kind of puffy. And it gives you this mild headache. But one of the advantages of that, if you will.” IfsGivingLooksKindEyeAdvantageAstronautHeadache Author:Mike Mullane
