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Nasa Wallops launch: Astronauts to test new $23m toilet at space station – Yahoo News Australia
Astronauts will test the female-friendly toilet before its probable use in a future lunar mission.
Nasa is to launch a new zero-gravity toilet for testing at the International Space Station (ISS) before its probable use in a future mission to the Moon.
The $23m (£17.8m) toilet, which sucks waste from the body, will be sent to the station on a cargo ship.
Nasa said the toilet’s “vacuum system” was designed for the comfort of female astronauts, unlike previous models.
A rocket carrying the cargo ship was supposed to blast off from Wallops Island, Virginia, on Thursday.
But the mission was a…
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