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How do Astronauts Eat, Sleep and go to the Bathroom in Space?
May 29, 2022 - However, the space toilet begins suctioning as soon as the lid is lifted to prevent things from drifting away — and also to control the stink. The toilet seats are much smaller than the ones in your house, in order to make sure there’s a tight fit between the toilet seat and the astronauts’ behinds. Do you think it is easy for astronauts to manage sleeping, eating and pooping in space?
HowStuffWorks
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How does going to the bathroom in space work? | HowStuffWorks
October 11, 2023 - Since astronauts themselves can float away while they eat, they first attach themselves to a table with special restraints. They also need to be tethered while they sleep.
Videos
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ISS Tour: Kitchen, Bedrooms & The Latrine - YouTube
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How astronauts sleep in space - YouTube
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NASA
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Facts.
The crew eats, sleeps, bathes and plays here. The area has a toilet, a washbasin, a galley with an oven, lockers, bunk beds and the airlock that leads to the cargo bay. On the space station, the crew members have a little more · space, even though most of it is taken up by experiments. The Zvezda Service Module is the primary living quarters for the · astronauts and houses the galley, refrigerator/freezer, exercise ·
University at Buffalo
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How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? - College of Arts and Sciences - University at Buffalo
The original toilet was designed ... standing up. To poop, astronauts used thigh straps to sit on the small toilet and to keep a tight seal between their bottoms and the toilet seat....
Business Insider
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From peeing in a 'roll-on cuff' to pooping into a bag: A brief history of how astronauts have gone to the bathroom in space for 58 years
July 17, 2019 - Thomas Pesquet courtesy of ESA/NASA · A separate funnel equipped with a fan suctions their pee away. Italian European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti demonstrates how to use the ISS toilet.
Tech Times
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How Astronauts in Space Sleep, Shower, and More
November 30, 2021 - Per the article, "To pee, they can sit or stand and then hold the funnel and hose tightly against their skin so that nothing leaks out." In order to poop, the astronaut must lift the lid of the vacuum toilet and sit on the toilet seat, just like what anyone would do with any other toilet.
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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10 facts about the Apollo Moon landing missions | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
July 15, 2020 - The use of waster removal bags enabled Apollo astronauts to go to the toilet while in space.
Florida Today
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What do astronauts do for sleep, hygiene, exercise, fun in space?
May 22, 2023 - Things people wonder about astronauts living in space: Can they eat? Yes. Go to the bathroom? Yes, but toilets work differently than they do on Earth
Quora
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How do astronauts poo and wipe their rears in the Space Station? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): Here's a video ... how astronauts use it. https://youtu.be/m1wwzwvfsC0 Simply put, they have a special toilet that has mild suction to help ensure everyt......
Reddit
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r/TooAfraidToAsk on Reddit: How do astronauts poop in space?
October 20, 2022 -
Pretty much a followup on the sex in space one, it got me thinking it must be incredibly hard to get the deuce off of you? Like does it just stick and they rub it off?
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The Apollo astronauts had to tape a bag to their butts. The bag did not have a perfect record of containing feces. From space shuttle on through the ISS there has been a toilet purpose built for the craft. The one on the shuttle was vacuum based. Of course for space walks, takeoffs and landings, they can’t get up and use the toilet so the wear a Maximum Absorption Garment—basically a diaper.
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Well now I don't want to be an astronaut anymore.
University at Buffalo
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How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? - UBNow: News and views for UB faculty and staff - University at Buffalo
The original toilet was designed ... standing up. To poop, astronauts used thigh straps to sit on the small toilet and to keep a tight seal between their bottoms and the toilet seat....
HeroX
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How do Astronauts Poop in Space | HeroX
And they're astronauts. Without getting into the nitty-gritty, let’s just say that relieving oneself in space these days is a lot better than it used to be. Today, going to the restroom in zero-g is a quick process, but it looks more complicated than using a car. Luckily, they get to practice on training toilets before blastoff (pun intended).
Reddit
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r/TooAfraidToAsk on Reddit: how do astronauts pee in space?
November 10, 2022 -
I am generally curious about this.
do spaceships have toilets?
surely, if you peed in space, then it would just float threw the atmosphere- so is that it?. is space literally covered in astronaut pee?
surely you couldn't have a working toilet in space- like a proper system
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They do have a toilet on the ISS ( International Space Station). It works on suction. The Astronauts' pee is cleaned and filtered and used as water supplies, as is all the water on the ISS, the water in the air they breathe out and sweat out, pee, everything. Water is really heavy and costs a lot to ship up into even low Earth orbit.
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JAXA Humans in Space
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Everyday Life on the ISS | JAXA Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate
The toilet has no door, and a curtain is used as a partition. The noises inside the ISS due to air-conditioning fans, the toilet motor and so on prevent from the sounds inside the toilet heard outside.
Manaiakalani
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how do astronauts eat and sleep in space? – The Manaiakalani Network Blogging
June 19, 2024 - Well let me tell you. Astronauts use a 10cm toilet and they have packets of food somewhere and they also clip themselves to a bed! Astronauts normally sleep with a sleeping bag and attach themselves to a bed seat or cupboard and they do…
HowStuffWorks
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Top 10 Moments in Space Bathroom History | HowStuffWorks
October 15, 2020 - Even when you're millions of miles from home, you can't escape certain facts of life. When astronauts are orbiting hundreds of miles above Earth's surface, they still have to eat, sleep and go to the bathroom. Of course, the mechanics of using the toilet — and disposing of the resulting waste — in zero gravity can get a little tricky.
Owlcation
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How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space? - Owlcation
May 16, 2025 - With the use of airflow, the space toilet is able to collect and recycle liquid waste while compressing and storing any solids. All of the air used in the system is recycled, so a filtering system is used to ensure that there is no odor and no bacteria can escape into the living spaces. How do astronauts use the bathroom in space?
Wikipedia
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Space toilet - Wikipedia
September 15, 2025 - Astronauts say that they are most often asked how they go to the bathroom in space. In space, weightlessness causes fluids to distribute uniformly around human bodies. Kidneys detect the fluid movement and a physiological reaction causes the humans to need to relieve themselves within two hours of departure from Earth. The space toilet ...
Quora
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How do astronauts go to the toilet in their suits? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): One does not “go to the bathroom” in a space suit. One poops in one’s pants. Not that many folk realize how unglamorous is space travel. All the gee whiz cool images of astronauts in space suits zipping over their space station or rocket ship, or cavorting on the moon ...
Let's Talk Science
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Home Sweet Home In Space - Let's Talk Science
The round brown object in the center of the room is the trash disposal airlock. As you can probably imagine, using the toilet in space can be very challenging! Astronauts must first position themselves over the toilet.