On Thursday evening, NASA is sending a new, $23 million toilet to the International Space Station. It's meant as a test: Astronauts on the ISS will test the toilet out before NASA installs an ...

Space agencies are looking to send people to the moon, asteroids, and even Mars, so adventurous humans will need go to the bathroom in space - which is why HeroX and NASA teamed up to launch the ...

Going to the bathroom in space is more complicated than on Earth, due to the absence of gravity. On Earth, gravity helps waste fall into the toilet, but in space, waste would just float around if ...

The International Space Station (ISS ... During spacewalks or when a toilet is unavailable, astronauts wear Maximum Absorbency Garments (MAGs), which are essentially diapers designed to soak ...

A variety of makeshift solutions have been sent into space, including pee bags, roll on "cuffs," diapers, strappy toilet seats, and $19 million commodes. Contraptions for "going" while weightless ...

They were about to accept defeat when they opened a sliding wardrobe door and found the toilet inside the tight space — which was right next to the bed. “We thought it was absolutely hilarious….