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Nasa offers cash prize for design of new moon-ready space toilet – The Independent
Lunar Loo Challenge seeks low-gravity waste management solution
Humans are going back to the moon. But how will they go when they get there?
Nasa wants to build a better toilet for astronauts on its upcoming Artemis mission, a moon excursion with a target date of 2024. And it wants the public to help.
The agency has mounted what it calls the Lunar Loo Challenge, a contest inviting designs from the global community in exchange for a prize purse of $35,000 (£27,900).
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