It's not simple to go to the bathroom in microgravity. A bucket, plastic liners, and a funnel are some of the sophisticated machinery you need to do your business.
Plumbing troubles have plagued off world bathroom
The crew of the latest space tourist mission into space had to knock on the door of the Russian segment of the International Space Station to use their facilities because the American sector's toilet broke down.
One of the space tourists told CNN that the toilet was down for a couple hours. They told us to come over and use ours, because we operate as one team up there.
The cosmonauts were generous hosts, inviting him and the rest of his crew to their segment for the equivalent of juice boxes and a little bit of dessert.
The cracks are starting to show as the ISS has been in continuous use since the early 2000s. Over the years, the station's toilet facilities have been broken and replaced.
It isn't the first time astronauts have had issues with the American segment's toilet. It's bad news that the toilet blew up, spilling water everywhere, especially in a microgravity environment.
The company that carried the tourists to the station in a Dragon capsule has struggled to build a space toilet. Crew Dragon has had issues with a leaking commode on more than one occasion.
The latest instance of bathroom sharing is a reminder that operations on board the International Space Station are unaffected by the political crisis on the ground.
The report states that the topic of Ukraine never came up, so you're going to have an awkward conversation while you wait for the toilet to open.
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