The current toilet on the International Space Station (the photo above) has been there ever since the 1990s. Astronauts have struggled with aim (especially when doing number two), and they also found it clunky to use (especially for the women). The aged toilet also is now prone to accidents. Just last year in February, the Russian media reported that it burst, spilling gallons of fluid, which the unlucky astronauts had to wipe off with towels. Suffice it to say, it’s about time that the toilet is replaced with a new one, and NASA is doing just that.
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A NASA spokesperson told Space.com that the new and improved lavatory could be headed to the ISS as early as this fall, but a spacecraft has yet to be picked out for the special delivery.
The goal of the new toilet is also to make sure that we don’t have to leave human waste behind and thereby risking cross-contamination on distant planets.
They also have future goals in mind.
More details over at Futurism.
(Image Credit: NASA/ ScienceAlert)
Source: neatorama