Does the SpaceX Crew Dragon have a toilet?
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- Опубликовано: 23 ноя 2020
- Everyone wants to know how astronauts go to the bathroom in space and now that SpaceX and NASA are launching astronauts I've also been asked if the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has an on board toilet, especially because astronauts routinely have to spend 20+ hours inside the capsule on their way to the International Space Station. So in this #TwoMinuteTuesday video, we'll talk about the space toilet that is on board the Crew Dragon capsule, where it's located and how it might be used by astronauts to go to the bathroom in space. #CrewDragon #olhzn2MT
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No disrepect to Yuri Gagarin... I meant Al Shepard was the first **US** man in space, since we're talking about US bathroom problems.
Would you be comfortable with a space toilet or kneading your fecal matter? UGH! 🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢
More comfortable than not using it, if you know what I mean. When you gotta go, you gotta go! 😁
lol very true!
Well, when you have changed as many diapers as I have, it doesnt seem so bad after all. At least its your own "brand".
No one's asking the _real_ question: were they able to find toilet paper?
I was wondering this for weeks about crew dragon shitter situation
I'm a truck driver. I've had to use some pretty shady facilities. Id have no problem using the SpaceX toilet
I have used latrines at Boy Scout summer camp (until the BSA National Office and state health departments mandated the use of campsite flush toilets in the long-term camps; High Adventure bases such as Philmont are exempt), a chemical toilet (with a "slopping out" bucket) at the family cabin, and even "brown capped" in the woods. So using the SpaceX, Boeing Starliner, Soyuz, or ISS toilet systems would not bother me.
God I remember having to use one while at a plant down in Texas. That my friend was not a fun drop
When I was a trucker I used a portable camping toilet with a working manual pump flush. I’d empty the waste in truck stop toilets. It was a godsend when I was stuck at shippers and receivers with no restrooms.
I feel you. As a kayaker, after spending 3.5 hours in 0.5 m waves, somehow you are not that picky when you see land :)
What about those thousands of pee bottles tossed out on the side of the road! Gross!
Dude, if you need to go, you need to go. If the rest of the crew gets scared, just tell them to wait outside while you finish 🤭
Ohhh nooo.....
@@defendmoon6813 provided that you don't get sick and have stuff come out of both ends at the same time like what happened to Frank Borman on Apollo 8.
@@rwboa22 that incident proved that NASA didn’t have an effective plan for every simultaneous malfunction! Lol
The toilet is conveniently located between the top hatch and the front hatch, so if you need to air the place out, just open the doors.
Your not a pirate under the sea...
I was wondering where SpaceX put the toilet... And NO, I wouldn't be at all comfortable using a space toilet with only a curtain for privacy. Thanks for this week's Two Minute Tuesday!!!
Imagine (or don’t) the noises related to activity so a curtain won’t stop the noise or smells but I know they are trained to be good adults as all of them will do it.
Feel bad for Shannon already
fchanMSI one of my favorite sayings on this topic: "Scientists report that men fart, on average, 15 times per day. And so do women..."
All is OK they had an outside toilet.
I would try because it's my only try in live!
I bet they avoid having to poop at all costs. It would be extremely awkward even if you are behind a curtain (noises, smell)
Their food is meant to be part of a "low residue" diet, thus reducing the need to go No. 2. Flight surgeons are always hounding on the astronauts to drink plenty of water, and that is due to the prevention of urinary tract and kidney infections that affected astronaut Fred Haise during the return phase of Apollo 13 (which was beyond his control due to the need of rationing the water in the LM).
@@rwboa22 very interesting, did not know that
@@FB0102 it's been well-documented. U-2 pilots would do the same before flying their flights (as they have to wear pressure suits due to the altitude and unpressurized cabin) and NASA has done the same with Mercury, Gemini, Apollo (including Skylab and ASTP), and Shuttle. Out of all of them, only the Apollo missions had "fecal containment systems" (a pair of tight-fitting shorts similar to athletic compression shorts) but that was meant to only be used when necessary (and only when REALLY necessary), thus the low-residue diets the prime and backup crews ate many days in advance to the launch.
I try not to poop in public. I wouldn't be able to poop in space. I would be backed up.
We can see in these comments who has never served in the military, or maybe been wilderness camping. Everything is a trade off...if what you are doing isn't worth dealing with your bodily functions in that environment, then that's one reason why you aren't doing that job and they are.
1:13 Apollo 10 had 1 or 2 floating turds that escaped those bags. No one owned up to whose they were lol.
I thought about including that in the video, but decided against it. Crazy & gross either way. 🤢🤣
There was also a shuttle mission that was almost recalled early because of toilet failure and serious risk of having to resort to Apollo era bags as backup.
@@mancubwwa it was STS-3 that had the toilet malfunction and the crew, Jack Lousma (Skylab 3 veteran) and Gordon Fullerton (of the Group 7 of MOL astronauts) had to use the Apollo bags. There was also an incident on the classified DoD STS-33 where presumably (according to Scott Manley in his video) Commander Frederick Gregory almost depressurized the Shuttle cabin when he was "squeezing his 'Captain's Log' out"; the vacuum system actually malfunctioned, causing the cabin leak.
Must’ve been John Young. Heck he was going on about his potassium farts on the moon with Charlie Duke on Apollo 16
@@rwboa22 well, official nasa document lists "Cabin leak through WCS" as significant anomaly on STS-33, so this gives credence to Scott's version of events.
Putting it right in front was an interesting choice. Since the crew undoubtedly spends most of their time in their seats, using the toilet makes sure that you will have an audience. I'm a little surprised that they didn't put it behind the seats.
I think folks are curious, partly because this spacecraft is so small (compared to the ISS and Shuttle). I just wondered where they would put it. Thanks!
Well, Russians squeezed one on Soyuz which is even smaller, so I was pretty certain that SpaceX also managed to do it. But I was still curious.
@@mancubwwa Soyuz has 3 modules and 2 are accessible for the crew on start (the third one is just equipment). If I remember correctly from one of "tour over ISS" videos the toilet equipment (very robust and far from comfort) is in the section that attaches to ISS, while the descending module (the one with seats used during launch and landing) is the next one. So as strange as might seem, for sake of privacy at least, Soyuz actually might have its advantages. While Dragon is in principle one big common room for everything (plus cargo trunk that is not hermetic, therefore is not accessible for crew).
@@adammarkiewicz3375 yes, but total space inside is still less than crew dragon with both modules. The descent module is downright claustrophobic especially with crew of three.
@@mancubwwa Of course you're right, I'm not counting everything together. I'm only stating that in context of having privacy, two claustrophobic small rooms have more oportunities than single bigger one - still with more people on board.
"That might be a deal-breaker for me..." Well said.
I cant piss when people are behind me on earth I couldn’t imagine in space
I'm a truck driver. I've had to use some pretty shady facilities. Id have no problem using the SpaceX toilet
Crew have free movement throughout the capsule. couldn't they just look away or float into the cargo section for a while?
When you are in space, everything is a luxury. Better than dying on shit.
@@elliotzhang2358 I believe Dragon has one big place for everything: crew and cargo. That's why if they load 7 crew members they cannot take cargo.
I also.I cound' imagine if woman inside space x !!!!!!!!😊
(Gross) fun fact: On one Apollo mission there was a toilet malfunction. So they had a "floater". Yes, fecal matter floating in the cabin, so they had to catch it, get the lid fixed and make sure it didn't happen again, the audio logs are pretty funny to read.
Link to the LOGS ?
@@JosepGee RUclips keeps deleting the link, but it was in Apollo 10, day 6. There is a pdf with the full log. I think it's at 5 13 something.
What toilet malfunction are you talking about? There was no toilet of any kind on any of Apollo missions.
Or maybe fecal matter leaving plastic bag is more an user malfunction, than bag itself...
// I guess you're talking about Apollo 8 and Frank Borman issues (puking and shitting same time).
@@override7486 As I said in my other post, it was on Apollo 10. And there was a toilett, although it was more like a lavatory, and yes, plastic bags were used. I think the lid of the container didn't close, so some poop escaped, floated through the capsule and needed to be caught and sealed away.
Search for Apollo 10 and poop to see about the story.
@@Sk4lli I have no idea what you're talking about, and it looks like nor do You really. A toilet in Command Module? A lavatory?? With 3 people stuck in such a tiny space, even some cubicle container for waste, not bigger than size of your butt sounds like a dream.
In fact, they just used "regular" plastic bags with opening and they just stick it to the ass and try to squeeze your load of fecal matter into it, without loosing or spillage, which is not very difficult due to microG. When finished, they sealed the bag and knead content to mix it by hand with some antibacterial stuff... I don't know where you got this toilet news from, but googling doesn't bring any results whatsoever. Just stories about poop floating in CM, but this is heard in original audio loop from the mission and the crew...
Can you imagine on the ISS if 7 astronauts all had a serious explosive stomach bug at the same time.
All astronauts and NASA/Roscosmos/ESA/JAXA staff involved in a launch spend weeks in quarantine in the same building, before a launch, to avoid exactly that. They spend more than the standard viral incubation period of 14 days quarantined, no physical contact with outsiders, masks and PPE worn around each other; and this has dated back to the Mercury missions.
One guy on an Apollo mission was hit by severe diarrhoea and vomiting associated with his body not coping with the change between earth and space, rather than a virus (and no other crew got sick) but it would not have been easy for him at all.
@@KatiB5587 ...neither for the rest of the crew. It's terribly hard to open windows in space, just not to dive too deeply into the details.
@@adammarkiewicz3375 you're not wrong. The others would probably have felt more helpless than grossed out though. They put their bodies through a lot in training, they're scientists, they know what might happen. But how the hell does one provide comfort to someone so sick in space? As you said, can't open windows to let some fresh air in.
@@KatiB5587 Training of being in stink for several days continously without a break? Hmmm... On the other hand - why not? When this should be checked if not still on Earth before launch? Although I imagine this to be survivable, I bet it is still far from enjoyable, even fore someone with training.
Correction : 11 astronauts !!
One of the more candid books about the Apollo program (sorry, can't remember its name) told the story of the recovery at sea of the command module for one of the missions. When the first frogman opened the hatch of what the author called a "flying toilet," he was bowled over by the odor back into the ocean. A little detail NASA never publicized.
The bravest man on each Apollo mission were the frogmen who opened the hatches...
Thank you! Finally somebody who answers my questions! 😂👍🏽
Still much better than what I had to use while in the military sometimes...
Oh? Do tell!
@@VideoManDan Wag bags, I don't know if that's the correct spelling but I used them before whilst in training deployment. The worse though is finding a place to take dump in the middle of nowhere! Lol
@@Devinci297 Wouldn't it have been easier to just dig a hole in the soil/sand and do things like our ancient ancestors used to do it? Carrying around a waste bag seems a bit pointless.
@@VideoManDan We're not technically allowed to do that because of "environmental" protection reasons
and thats the reason why I never wanted to be an astronaut ... strange things ... strange things ... :-)
Is that a Space Shuttle emoji?
How
@@AutisticSpaceman You get this if you become a member of this channel
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and the rate is only increasing
I have seen this your comment at least ten times right now. Can't you think of something else?
"It's the number one question"
😈 *Or is it number two??* 😈
both
As far as I understand, nuber two question can generally wait untill docking with ISS.
@@mancubwwa If you can keep your dock sealed for 27 hours, no problem. Absolutely doable, but can you promise that, especially after learning that astronauts report that physiology is confused by drastic change in conditions - obviously lack of gravity is not often experienced - and can behave unpredictably.
Lolll
I didn't get it
When we get our next Australian astronaut, are they going to say Bidet, mate?
well its on the ceiling so australians will find it oky to use
Get out! 🤣🤣🤣
(South east Aus, me. Was a huge fangirl of Andy Thomas when he was on Mir during my childhood, because my school humble bragged about our homegrown astronaut. I hope we have another astronaut from our shores during my lifetime. As terrible as your joke is, I'd be disappointed if it doesn't get used when showing a new Aussie the latrine)
Boooo
Thanks for answering my question !
I could imagine the astronauts on the two crew Dragon fights saying can we go faster to get to the space station so we can use the better toilet with more privacy.
Intresting and entertaining video! I never thought of that before, so thank you!
Advertising possibilities!
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Well, I’m glad that came out ok. Hope they remembered to fill in the log book. 😁
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finally someone talk about it , thanks
GREAT video -- thank you !
Arrived, the entire volume of the Dragon is one large toilet stall! Brilliant! Very impressive, progress is evident, so much time has passed not in vain! Do you smell what?
Dr Flush is the one and only pioneer of #1 and #2 in space.
Fun fact: The Apollo method was disliked so much by the astronauts, that for the space shuttle, a toilet that was broken called for a mission scrub and return. This almost happened on STS-33 when astronaut Fred Gregory went to use the toilet at "night", the vacuum went opened but the slider valve did not close. The air was being sucked out, luckily Gregory's bottom was also present. For a brief amount of time, Fred Gregory's butt was being sucked. After everything had been sorted out, they realized that the toilet was out-of-order and they may have to use Apollo bags. Mind you, STS-33 was a classified mission so a scrub would not make the Air Force (I think) happy. Fortunately, Mission Control was able to send makeshift repair instructions, so there was no need for both a scrub and the dreaded Apollo bags.
I believe Scott Manely did a video on this, but here's an article for reference: gizmodo.com/is-a-broken-toilet-in-space-the-worst-thanksgiving-ever-1744841910
Fantastic video Thanks 👍
Can't be nearly as awkward as using a C-130's toilet. It does have a curtain, but right on the other side would be up to 63 other Soldiers and the plane's crew. Plus, at the end of the flight, the last person to use it, has to empty it out.
Thank You Tory🥰
In addition to proper functionality, a good toilet (in space or otherwise) do require three different types of privacy:
1. Visive privacy;
You don't want anybody else watching you in the act, be first or second.
2. Acoustic privacy;
You don't want anybody else listening at the noises produced during any of the two possible acts.
3. Odour privacy;
You don't want anybody to smell the odours produced, especially from act two.
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Any toilet (in space or otherwise) which doesn't allow simultaneously for the three types of shielding mentioned above, is considered uncomfortable. In the limited habitation room of a Space Capsule, it is understandable that privacy is only of the visive type. The provision on the Apollo capsule were indeed unhygienic if not unbearable.
NOTE.
The perfect, luxury toilet for Space tourism in zero-gravity, of which I read about in SF stories, was a complete toilet/bathroom which, once the door was closed, begun to rotate along the plane perpendicular with the toilet bowl (and the sink and the bathtub), so the centrifugal force mimicked a gravity field that made all hygienic appliances work - as expected them to work on Earth. The entire bathroom, installed inside a centrifuge inside the spaceship... not a bad idea, I shall say.
Thank you for the video!
mV^2/r
rotating things don't give you a g force as easily as depicted in sci-fi, especially if your rotation radius is small. Rotating something as small as a toilet cabin to even get 0.1G would require many thousands RPM rotation speeds. And won't feel like gravity, definitely won't be comfortable.
If I was on the launch pad I would be shitting bricks not knowing what is going to happen next? 🤔🚀
Good to know as we all wondered.
I'm not shure why, but this was super interesting xD Two thumbs up!
when you gotta go... you gotta go...
I'm sure it smells wonderful in there too!
Fun fact: The first 1-3 days, the crew members are usually experiencing a degree of constipation as peristalsis slows down in micro gravity then around day 3-4 there will be a more “explosive” bowel movement
I guess you never flew on a C130 :). They had a "Honey Pot" a barrel with a plastic bag in it which a toilet seat on it, and it had a cheap plastic curtain that you could pull for "privacy" 😀. If you were crew or a small contingent flying with the plane it was your job to empty it when you were done.
They did have a small urinal with a cover that drained outside the plane.
I believe all the Air Force planes now are C-130 H or C-130 J's and they all now have chemical porta potties. They still have that cheap plastic shower curtain that goes around it though. 😀
Imagine being in something smaller where your only option is the double trashbag. Makes you appreciate the honeypot.
I think the one thing that would make the airplane more bearable is the loud drone of the engines to drown out any noise you're making. At least then you can close your eyes and try to pretend you're alone.
Not to mention that gravity would lessen the risk of mishaps that might get the rest of the crew involved.
When I went to basic training in the Army, In the barracks There wasn't a single wall anywhere in the bathrooms. 6 toilets lined up on one wall and 6 urinals on the facing wall. It sure quickly breaks down any modesty problems when you can say high to your friends doing their thing too while you do yours. I'm sure that was the intent.
Two thoughts here, 1, few of the commenters seem to have experienced the joys of post serious surgery stays in hospital - there's virtually no privacy there. And 2, in weightless conditions there is no gravity to help the poop separate from your rear end - each one has to be "helped" to detach.
Now I understand what the finger hole was for......
The curtain was the only bit that surprised me. I figured the crew just knew each other pretty well by that point.
what if you were female? would you want to dump in front of a bunch of dudes!?
Thanks. I mostly think the space toilet question has been done to death, and I did know of the toilet's location and the waste system diagram. But I've been very curious as to how the curtain is deployed. Thanks for the pic.
Imagine, you have to drop your pants in front of your crew and start peeing. I am sure I can't do it.
If I get to view earth from space, I am ready to get naked and dance in front of the crew😂
there will be a point of time where your urge for purge"" cannot be tolerated anymore, then you can do it for sure.
First thing i thought of, after the inspiration launch with the civilians
great content
I think it's the "dealbreaker" word that's missing in the entire "would you like to go into space?" debate. If people did consider it, well, I think many of us wouldn't like to go :)
In the diagram of the capsule there’s a part labeled “Emergency Ventilation Fan.” I’m pretty sure me dropping a deuce in there would constitute an emergency for the rest of the crew
Does the curtain block the noises? does it?
I know they have a "waste disposal system" on Dragon but I think many people ask because it seems like a really small capsule and wondering if astronauts have to do their business in front of other crew members or is there some privacy
Thanks for sharing. Yeah it’s a ‘deal breaker’ for some. I guess it’s about de-sensitising oneself. 😂
You ever wonder how they get rid of the poo? If they don't know how...They should really just flush it out into outer space 🚽 💩💩💩💩 and let the 👽 aliens smell it
Tens of thousands of views suggests that a lot of us need to know this sort of information!
Funny, cuz I researched this a couple days ago :)
Three Minute Tuesday has the same alliteration (though a bit less rhymey) and is more accurate to the typical length that you run, heh.
Hell yeah id use a space toilet! Going to space? I’m not letting that stop me
I’m beginning to realize why the crew of the dragon capsule refuses to show their home videos while in space
Lmao sounds just like Hank green 😂
How much water do they transport each time they go up?
finally!!! after watching inspiration 4
Whenever I hear the subject of the "space toilet" , I am reminded of the "toilet scene" in 2001.
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They get so much training long before they go to launch. They probably don’t think about the privacy as much although it’s good they have a curtain. Keeping their body in top notch condition is part of the job. Eating, going to the bathroom, sleeping, and hygiene are all part of all the tasks they did as well as the thousands of experiments they do in space and other work on space station. They probably get lots training on earth. They also learn lots of new things while up there. Over the years NASA, SpaceX and all the other companies have learned new things in how to make things better, more efficient and less costly. Look at early space food and see where it is now.
We need to know what it smells like after someone has defecated. If the system has a way of flushing to smell out instantly or do others have to put up with the smell until it clears.
So stocked you answered this question really wonder how crew 1 did it.... Right now space exploration is still for the pioneers
"Comfortable using it?" Considering the "uncomfortable" aspect of not using a space toilet when you need to, I guess that's not an issue. This crew has trained together and become a very close team. As a 'virtual family' I doubt any of them suffered much embarrassment over something all of them needed to do.
I was wondering about that...
In some of the older design barracks in the military (often delegated to visiting reserve or guard units you would have 3 toilets without walls on the west side, two toilets without walls facing them on the East wall, a giant window on the north wall a three man per sink on the south wall and an open doorway on the east wall all the way down in the south corner ... this led into the sink and mirror room to the east, which had an a door in its south wall which led into a hallway with the man exit entrance to the build to the east. What this mean is that you can stand outside and clearly see all three men urinating the back of one of the men on the east wall and at least three of the men sitting along the west wall. This also meant every time someone stood up, their bare ass was clear visible to those sitting on either side of them and his kibble and bit were very close to the man in front of him...... and we worry about privacy in SPACE
I wish I wasn't eating my evening meal when watching this but I was caught like a rabbit in the headlights.
Ron Balchin what you were eating was food. What they were talking about was crap. Compartmentalize...
Firstly my ass was in a fire, but I saw pinned post ) and felt relief.
i was so puzzled by this
No problem 😌! If I have to go, I go…even in micro space 🤪🤣
You should make a video on which HLS contractor you think is going to survive the down select
Reminds me of Star Trek Enterprise when 'Trip' says "a Poop question?"
Cool
I could’ve gone without hearing that last part before the whole thing ended Ross just sick OK that’s all now I’m not sure if I can eat my midnight snack
Crew Dragon probably has a bit of a funk to it by the time it gets to the ISS especially with a crew of four.
No pictures of how the thing unfolds or is setup?
The question of the origin of the Apollo 12 mystery free floating turd is still unanswered....
Not a Baby Ruth ....
Hi. Can you tell us how the toilet works on the Soyuz ship? I know it's there for sure!
They are the same as on ISS - toilets on ISS are designed by russians. There are no other designs currently working in space. ]
Tory is definitely not down with the O'l "Number 2". 🤣🤣🤣 I hear ya bro.
So, it's pretty much like a tour bus then: "Liquids Only....Wait till we get to the station for solids!" \m/
Great content! Keep up the great job!
Oh guys... Would you please give me more privacy?
AN EVA - during my...
What about the paper work at the end of the number two job?
Вот теперь всё понятно! МОЛОДЦЫ!!!
i think this is still a bit far away from the movies 2001, or star trek.
An idea is to have a box (like underware or knickers) for each people, that kind of box has water to wash and clean all the necessites, and a tube to connect that toilet machine we see in the video. So when someone needs to pee, or ect, he/she puts that box (of course if needed he can take of his chothes) and take a a pee inside that box, it is more private i think. When it finishes, that box can wash and dry the water into that toilet tube, to dry the body of the people. Then he takes off that (toilet) box without any water or dirty.
I want to know how they use the restroom not if there is a toilet. Please explain.
Love how the label to say it's the crapper is the internationally accepted poop emoji sans the eyes and mouth.
As retired firefighter, in the old days we had to learn how to pee off the rear of the fire truck as we were responding in the middle of the night. That was back in the day when firefighters rode on the tailboard. Not any longer!
There has to be a more efficient and convenient way to take care of business in this environment. NASA and SpaceX should collaborate with Toto Japan to figure it out. They are leaders in automated hygienic toilet systems used by more than 50 million around the world.
I'd be able to do a #1... but a #2 in that set-up? No.
That said, if ground control was in communication with the pilot and I was going... I'd make sure to be as loud as possible so that their communications would be distracting, to say the least.
Perhaps this shows my age, but toilet is one of the first things to coma to my mind.
The sound would be awkward for number2s in the crewdragon capsule lol.
"Emergency Ventilation Fan"
Yes.. if my head was in that big window!, how cool would that be
0:11 sometimes, I guess, it's #2.
Number One
Yeah sure I'd use it
still prefer Crew dragon over Souz?