BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Air and Space Museum -- General

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1. SIAIR_230108_03.JPG: Lots of charging stations including in the arm rests.
2. SIAIR_230108_27.JPG: Tinkle Time In space, without the familiar pull of gravity, astronauts don't get the urge to urinate -- so bathroom breaks are scheduled throughout the day.
3. SIAIR_230108_32.JPG: Evacuation Station International Space Station (ISS) Toilet Urine Collection Device This vacuum tube collects urine, which is recycled. Each astronaut has their own funnel. Toilet Training The port of entry is small for solid waste; astronauts have to train on Earth with a camera in order to align themselves for a successful deposit. Recycling Water Waste Once urine is collected, it goes through an eight-day process in which 80% is purified into safe drinking water. This recycling system accounts for 93% of the water abroad the ISS. Vacuum Chamber So solid waste does not float away, a vacuum is used to move it away from the astronaut and into a small bag. Waste Storage Drawer Every week or so, astronauts swap a full container for an empty one. All ISS waste (bathroom and otherwise) leaves on expendable cargo spacecraft that burn up in Earth's atmosphere. Testing a New Toilet Engineers designed a new space toilet -- the Universal Waste Management System, which was launched to the ISS in 2020 -- to be easier for everyone to use. It was also 65% smaller and 40% lighter than the original ISS toilet.
4. SIAIR_230108_35.JPG: Mirror, Mirror on the Wrist Because large helmets prevent astronauts from looking down at the spacesuit controls on their chests, they wear a small wrist mirror. Control settings are written backwards to be readable when using the mirror.
5. SIAIR_230108_38.JPG: No Faucet, No Spitting Astronauts brush their teeth with special, edible toothpaste that they can swallow (don't try this at home!) since they don't have running water or anywhere to spit inside a spacecraft.
6. SIAIR_230108_49.JPG: Astronauts Go Less NASA prescribes a low-fiber diet, called "low residue," to reduce the frequency and volume of an astronaut's solid waste.
7. SIAIR_230108_59.JPG: Lunar-themed cookies in the cafeteria
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2023 photos: Equipment this year: My old staples the Fuji XS-1 and Nikon D7000. In April, I bought a Google Pixel 7 Pro since DigitalReview.Com said it was the top camera smartphone and it wasn't an iPhone (so it's not evil). In June, I took the plunge and bought a mirrorless Nikon Z-5 camera. The only trip so far this year: (May) a visit to see Dad and Dixie in Asheville, NC and visit with some friends in Brevard.
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