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Asked by 503trn48 to Tom, Jon, COLFlight, Beth, Anne on 4 Oct 2015. This question was also asked by Suvetha, 964trn48, curlygirl, 752trn28.
Question: how do you go to the toilet when in space?
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Columbus Flight Directors answered on 4 Oct 2015:
Sergio:
Strangely enough, it is very similar to how we go on Earth!
The only difference is that, since there is no gravity to help, the toilet has something like a vacuum cleaner behind it that pulls down the urine and feces.Take a look at this very nice video by NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino, it shows how it works: Shuttle’s Toilet Requires Special Training
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modemily commented on :
And here is Tim Peake answering your question!
Credit to ESA for the video