The main reason is that water is an incredibly precious resource in space. So valuable that even urine cannot be thrown away.
Mission commander, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has rich experience in space travel, is taking the necklace that she ...
WE WORE SOME CLOTHES FOR A WHILE, BUT THAT DOESN’T BOTHER US. A NEW YEAR CHECK IN. NASA LEADERS TOOK A VIDEO CALL WITH SEVERAL OF ITS ASTRONAUTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON WEDNESDAY.
So, how do astronauts get their clothes clean during missions? Call it a dirty secret: They don’t. Instead, worn clothes get burned. When astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), shuttle ...