The pesky problem of combining space life and using the bathroom may have a new solution at hand.
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says it may only be five years away from developing a wearable toilet in a diaper. It will even provide a space bidet cleansing after usage.
Pink Tentacle has the scoop:
Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.
Please, no Lisa Marie Nowak jokes.
Image credit: JAXA via Pink Tentacle
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