It may not look like it, but NASA’s new space toilet is more comfortable, more efficient, and better than ever at allowing some of the smartest people who ever lived to drink their own piss. If you’re ...

This is one crappy challenge. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It's no secret that humans poop — even in space. But the actual, ...

A new space toilet is making its way to the crew of the International Space Station aboard a Cygnus spacecraft. “Its features improve on current space toilet operations and help NASA prepare for ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yes, you read that right. NASA is asking for help to design a toilet for its astronauts on their Artemis mission to the moon set for 2024. The reason? Because every ounce of ...

Imagine that you’re crammed inside a claustrophobic spacecraft, in zero gravity, hurtling at tens of thousands of miles per hour — and you have to poop. Designing a toilet that works in space has ...

Female astronauts will now have an easier time going to the bathroom in space, thanks to a $23 million new toilet design that NASA is preparing to launch to the International Space Station. The space ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The International Space Station will have to wait at least one more day before it can get its new space potty. An automated abort of Thursday night's scheduled launch of an ...

‘When the astronauts have to go, we want to allow them to boldly go.’ ‘When the astronauts have to go, we want to allow them to boldly go.’ Late Thursday evening, a Northrop Grumman rocket is set to ...

When NASA sends astronauts back to the Moon, they’ll need a place to go to the bathroom when they reach the lunar surface. And in order to create the best Moon toilet the Solar System has to offer, ...

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A new toilet is scheduled to leave for the International Space Station on Thursday. The new commode is smaller and more efficient for deep space exploration and better accommodates female astronauts.