“The opening for solid waste is very small [in the space ship]. It's not toilet-bowl size. And aim is critical. To be honest with you, you don't know where your asshole is pointing within a small circumference.” KnowsSpaceHonestWasteAimSizeCriticalOpeningShipsBeing HonestBowlsPointingToiletsSolid Waste 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
“The solid waste is returned to Earth with the shuttle. If we [astronauts] ever dump solid waste overboard, it's going to give new meaning to wishing upon a falling star.” IfsGivingEarthFallWishStarsWasteAstronautDumpOverboardSolid Waste Author:Mike Mullane
