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Originally Posted by (tman_ndsu08,) So what?<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'> Well, he is talking about debris in space which accellerate to such speeds that even a tiny little piece of foil can become disasterous for space flights. A good example of how a small piece of matter can cause an accident is the Columbia disaster. It has everything to do with relative velocities.
Space debris is a recognized threat to future space flights. I doubt that in current space ship designs Astronauts’ faeces is released into space.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astr...rs/970411a.html
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Originally Posted by 4. HOW DO ASTRONAUTS GO TO THE BATHROOM AND TAKE CARE OF OTHER PERSONAL HYGIENE?
Each Space Shuttle has a toilet that can be used by both men and women. Designed to be as much as possible like those on Earth, the units use flowing air instead of water to move waste through the system.
Solid wastes are compressed and stored on-board, and then removed after landing. Waste water is vented to space, although future systems may recycle it. The air is filtered to remove odor and bacteria and then returned to the cabin.<hr size="1" /></blockquote><span class='postcolor'>