Science
Potty training: ISS crew to give Nasa’s first new space toilet in decades a go – The Guardian
The new $23m loo better accommodates women with a tilted seat, new shape and redesigned funnels for urination
Nasas first new space potty in decades a $23m titanium toilet better suited for women is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon.
Its packed inside a cargo ship set to blast off late Thursday from Wallops Island, Virginia.
Barely 100 pounds (45 kilograms) and just 28 inches (71 centimeters) tall, its roughly half as big as the two Russian-built toilets at the space station. Its more camper-size to fit into the Nasa Orion capsules that wi…
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