NASA’s new, $23 million space commode system is more than just a toilet
Going to the bathroom at the International Space Station is about to get easier and cleaner with a new toilet system that cost NASA $23 million to develop. Astronauts are connecting and checking out the toilet, which actually is a high-tech improvement to the space station’s water recycling system. The multimillion-dollar budget for the project includes another unit installed inside the Orion space capsule for longer deep-space missions.
“The project is nearing completion after six years of work and is the first U.S.-developed toilet since the shuttle program,” Melissa McKinley, NASA’s project manager for the new system, said in an email. “It follows on the lessons learned of the early days of space exploration and aims to improve the experience for the female crew.” “The urine funnel and commode seat were configured along with the commode structure to better suit the female anatomy,” she said. (UPI)
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