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NASA Advances Water Recycling for Space Travel and Earth Use
Water is one of the most crucial provisions astronauts need to live and work in space, whether orbiting Earth, working at a lunar base or traveling to Mars. The Water Processor Assembly developed by the Marshall Center will improve water recycling on the International Space Station. Water is one of the most crucial provisions astronauts need to live and work in space, whether orbiting Earth, working at a lunar base or traveling to Mars.
When You Gotta Go - How To Use The Bathroom In Space - Video
This NASA video provides a quick explanation for the use of toilet facilities aboard the space shuttle.
Potty Training - How To Go To The Bathroom In Space - Article
There are many things we take for granted here on Earth that take on a whole new aspect when you're orbiting the Earth in microgravity in the space shuttle or International Space Station. One of the most asked questions that NASA receives involves bathroom rituals. Let%u2019s see what a trip to the bathroom in the space shuttle entails.

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