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A New Way to Go!
One of NASA’s latest inventions lets astronauts “boldly go” where no one else has gone before!
The Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) is very high-tech. This toilet uses funnels, fans, and recycling systems to pull waste away from astronauts’ bodies in zero gravity. It even recycles urine into drinkable water!
The UWMS is a big step from past space toilets. Fifty years ago, crews had no toilet at all. Instead, they were given diapers and plastic bags to use!
The new space toilet took six years to make and it cost $23 million.
Urine storage tank
Filter to kill bacteria and odors
Solid waste container
Toe restraints to stay grounded