Many of us wish to be astronauts because they are really the national heroes. However, there are a lot people who think that astronauts are overrated people who are overpaid for just floating around in zero gravty. Roaming or floating around in zer gravity may sound like a fun thing to do, but enjoying is not that simple when you are in a microgravity environment. Even the simplest thing on earth can be the toughest thing in space. Imagine in an environment where the tiniest drop of sweat can be visible floating in front of your eyes. Would it be that easy to just enter the toilet and do the same actions you do here on earth? That is why the toilets in spacecrafts are different than we have here on earth. While we can decorate and improve our restrooms with any item such as small bathroom storage to medicine cabinet without mirror, astronauts who travel in space do not use a usual toilet seat or a urinal.
In the same manner, anything that needs gravity is quite difficult and different in space. People are always curious to inquire about how their astronauts are able to perform their simple daily tasks like eating, drinking and then, well, using the toilets.
The basic thing to know is that space is not a zero gravity environment. In fact, there is gravity in space, but it is extremely low than there is on earth. This is why it is called microgravity. As far as eating is concerned, gravitational pull does little to help in digesting food. It is actually the muscles of our food pipe that moves food down to the stomach. The single thing that gravitational pull might assist in is in pacing the whole process up. This means, without gravitational force, food may require longer to process, and therefore, the body takes in more fat and calories.
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Likewise in drinking. Therefore, astronauts can now take regular food and water in space. The only difference is of packaging and containers that are uniquely designed to keep food in the containers even after opening. Plus, they generally get to consume wet sticky food such as porridge or pudding, so that it can better stay stuck to the container. Moreover, crumbs of dry food can contaminate the surroundings.
Looking after personal hygiene is the most tiresome task in low gravity. Yet, since space missions need more than one person, they have to ensure cleanliness it anyway. For bathing, astronauts use a wet sponge in place of a shower. Specifically made shampoos and soaps don’t need to be rinsed off. Toilets have changed a lot with time. Previously, they only had half month storage space. Today it has infinite limit. The astronauts have to strap themselves to the toilet seat which makes use of air flow instead of water which acts like a vacuum hose that pulls the solid waste into a bag. The newer model changes the bag after each use and the used bag is pushed into a waste container. fortunately, this makes the newer models odor free too.
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This post was written by FAUCET MAN on August 20, 2010
