Neatorama » JAXA http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:37:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Next Generation Space Toilet http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/06/next-generation-space-toilet/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/06/next-generation-space-toilet/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:46:14 +0000 Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/06/next-generation-space-toilet/ 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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