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Space toilet design contest

The Space Poop Challenge was a 2016 contest sponsored by NASA for new designs of space toilet systems for use in space suits.

The contest requests "proposed solutions for fecal, urine, and menstrual management systems to be used in the crew’s launch and entry suits over a continuous duration of up to 144 hours".

The contest was won by Dr. Thatcher Cardon.

See also

References

  1. "Got A Great Idea For Dealing With Poop In A Spacesuit? Let NASA Know". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  2. "Pooping in deep space has NASA stumped. The 'Space Poop Challenge' is your way to help". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. Rowe, Dominique (24 November 2016). "The Great Space Poop Challenge: Why NASA Needs You". Time. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. "Space Poop Challenge: NASA Calls for Better Spacesuit Potty Systems". Space.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  5. "NASA Launches 'Space Poop Challenge'". ABC News. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  6. Lewis, Robert (2016-10-12). "Space Poop Challenge". NASA. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  7. Lewis, Robert (2016-10-12). "Space Poop Challenge". NASA. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

External links

External videos
video icon Space Poop Challenge video from Astronaut Richard Mastracchio


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