Next Generation Space Toilet

Posted by Alex in Funny, Gadget on January 6, 2009 at 8:46 am


Leave it to Japan to fiddle with the adult diaper technology and develop the next-generation space toilet. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has teamed up with engineers from the private sector to complete the project in the next five year:

Clean and easy to use, the envisioned space toilet is designed to be worn like a diaper around the astronaut’s waist at all times. Sensors detect when the user relieves him or herself, automatically activating a rear-mounted suction unit that draws the waste away from the body through tubes into a separate container. In addition to washing and drying the wearer after each use, the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor.

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11 comments to "Next Generation Space Toilet"

  1. xultar
    January 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    ...the next-generation space toilet will incorporate features that eliminate unwanted sound and odor...

    So until they come out with the next gen the wearer will have to deal with an unwanted odor.

    Call me crazy but I don't think they'll sell many of the 1st gen.

  2. Andrew Acomb
    January 6th, 2009 at 11:54 am

    astronauts should wear stillsuits

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heighliner#Stillsuit

  3. TourPro
    January 6th, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    I'll bet we all know someone who would benefit from this remarkable technology.

  4. Scooter
    January 6th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

    That's kinda gross if you ask me.

  5. Arjewtino
    January 6th, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    I'm never going to the toilet again.

  6. glen
    January 6th, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    Will these be advailable to civilians? :D

  7. sw
    January 6th, 2009 at 7:01 pm

    these'll make nurse's assistants obsolete

  8. Christophe
    January 6th, 2009 at 11:35 pm

    And then they'll come up with Hello Kitty space toilets...

    More seriously : it reminds me of Franck Herberts's Dune suits.

  9. Rocky Rook
    January 7th, 2009 at 10:33 am

    Wild. But you had to see this coming ... especially from Japan.

  10. Reader
    January 7th, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    Straight out of 'Anathem' :)

  11. Ali S.
    January 7th, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    So, this is the future of Humans in space? Pooping in our suits?! Egads!


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