How Do Astronaughts Go To The Loo?

[trt]

Watching the news today about how the Brit washed his hair and bathed.

I assume he has a tube/bag for a pee like in hospital, but what about a poo, how do they do that?

[-SharonA-]

They pee into a special tube. I remember reading this and Peake had to practise his aim.

[hc4361]

They don't use a catheter bag when they pee. They pee into a suction tube which whisks the pee away without (hopefully) sucking too hard.

Same sort of thing with the poo, a special toilet bowl sucks it away as the do it.

[Bazile]

From Porridge

Doctor: I want you to fill one of those containers for me.

Fletcher : (other side of the room): What, from 'ere?

[delboy3]

Gawd 'elp 'em if it ever breaks down... :-0

[Buenchico]

There's a Youtube video for everything these days ;-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-65mBQ7s_Q

[Canary42]

Looks hazardous - what stops it sucking out all your intestines ?

[bookbinder]

I suppose, Canary42, they check that everything is properly attached when the astronauts are training, and then hope for the best.

[retrocop]

I recall being told the correct procedure of flushing a submarine wc which is flushed with the aid of compressed air. When the job was completed and paper work done the submariner turned an air valve and pulled a lever to flush. If the valve had not been turned there would be a
collosal blowback. Yuck :-)

[bookbinder]

I used to assume that, when the - erm - w.c. container was full, the astronauts would just fire it out of the space station and let it burn up as it fell through the atmosphere. But no; they carefully bring all their rubbish back to earth.

[mikey4444]

I think they stick their bums out of the window TRT...not for too long, of course, just in case all the air escapes.