What's strange about the toilet on the spaceship?

The spacecraft on the spacecraft is also unusual (Photo: NASA)

There is a famous question asked by Prince Philip II, the Queen Elizabeth II husband of the United Kingdom, blurting out when he visited a space center in the United States. Exactly, he asked, "How do astronauts go to the toilet?"

First, the toilet on the spacecraft does not use water! By bringing water to the spacecraft the price is not small, and water needs to be used to drink more. Also, due to the lack of gravity on spacecraft and space stations, it is impossible to install the toilet. Can you imagine yourself why? Instead, the air is used to handle everything.

On the spacecraft as well as the International Space Station (ISS), feces and urine are expelled by a very strong flow of air. And due to the narrow space, there was only one toilet for both sexes.

The toilet looks just like normal, but there are some other functions. For example, they have two more burrs to hook the legs, and two handles higher than the thighs to ensure the

Nappies, equipped to help astronauts solve personal hygiene problems during an emergency.

astronauts are not sucked out while ' solving '. Even the seats are specially designed, much smaller than usual.

At least they can still stand up! And it's not too difficult to control ' flow ', because they use a tap system at the top with a funnel attached.

After the ' work ' is complete, the system will classify solid and liquid waste. The liquid is discharged into the space after being filled into a 20 liter tank. The solid is compressed and retained for processing after the spacecraft returns to the ground.

Solid waste is stored in a bag and stored in a metal container. A new bag will be replaced for the next trip.

On the ISS International Space Station, they put everything in the refueling vessel, where the waste was thrown out and burned in the atmosphere. Those smells will be filtered to eliminate all bacteria. But how do astronauts handle it when they want to ' go ' while starting or landing? They simply need to wear adult diapers .

Manh Duc