For the ISS the "other" has a unique fate. The "other" according the astronauts in the video (check the first one) is put in a container, exposed to the vacuum of space, stored and when built up, it is launched away and falls into the atmosphere causing a "shooting star." I'd be careful of "other" shooting stars observed near the ISS. Urine is recycled on the ISS and reused as drinking water for example. If you really want details and not from YouTube here is a Space.com story on going potty in space. http://www.space.com/8465-space-potty-training-secrets-revealed-astronauts.h... On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 10:56 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
I'm guessing that this close to the Sun the ice would sublimate pretty quickly.
I'm just glad the "other" waste is brought back to Earth. :)
patrick
On 14 Mar 2011, at 20:22, Kim Hyatt wrote:
Does NASA consider frozen urine droplets to be a threat to other spacecraft? I'd sure hate to be slammed in the face by anyone's urine, but at 17,000+ mph I imagine it would make for a less than nice day.
Kim
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