How Astronauts Poop in Space

NASA, International Space Station and Crew

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How does NASA handle astronaut medical issues in space?

The agency does not take them lightly.

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NASA to bring Crew-11 home from ISS early after astronaut medical issue

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NASA Cancels Spacewalk Due to Medical Issue and May Bring the Crew Back Early

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NASA set to return Crew-11 from International Space Station

For the first time ever, NASA is ending a mission early to medically evacuate an astronaut.

OKC Thunder Wire · 2h

With astronaut medical issue on ISS, here's a look at NASA's Crew-11

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A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

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NASA delays spacewalk due to a 'medical concern' with a crew member

"The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex," the agency wrote.

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NASA Considers Early Return From I.S.S. After Medical Issue

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NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

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Can astronauts’ poop turn into spaceship cleaner? NASA is paying Clemson to find out

A Clemson University professor received a grant from NASA to study turning human waste into hydrogen peroxide. Gerry Melendez [email protected] Have you ever thought about how astronauts keep their ships clean while traveling in space? A professor at ...

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See who won NASA’s real space poop challenge

There are no toilets in space, so astronauts must instead wear a fancy space diaper when they need to go #2. Of all the things we’d like to know about outer space - Is there life on other planets? How close are we to sending a man to Mars? Just how much ...