Toilets In Motion — Spacecraft Toilets
Before you get all excited and start mailing me pictures...
Remember, these pages document toilets that I have seen. Yes, yes, there are lots of pictures of the toilet on board the U.S. Space Shuttle, but go ask Google to find you those pictures and don't send them to me.
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This is the "How do they go to the bathroom in space?" display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, USA. |
At left above, and at right below, the "Human Waste Disposal Unit" from the Soviet/Russian Mir (or Мир) space station.
At right above, and at left below, the "Human Waste Disposal Unit" from the Soviet/Russian Soyuz (or Союз) spacecraft.
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The
Союз
toilet is configured for male use.
ВХОД = inlet ВЫХОД = outlet |
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The Мир toilet is configured for female use. |
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| A Sani-Flush blue border indicates a toilet that I've used. |
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