In space, urine is mixed with a potentially corrosive compound, oxone, to eliminate ammonia. They soaked the parts and placed them inside a chamber that mimicked the humidity conditions aboard the space station for “an extended period of time,” Gerstenmaier said. Toilets are crucial to NASA’s space exploration ambitions as the agency aims to trek beyond the space station, toward the moon and eventually Mars. Last year, the agency launched to the space station a new $24 million toilet, the Universal Waste Management System. During the Apollo 10 mission, solid waste escaped the capsule’s pump-action toilet system and floated around the capsule.

Source: bd News24 October 27, 2021 09:45 UTC