Bonus Points Will Be Awarded - NASAs Toilet Quest and $20,000

a reply to: Wide-Eyes



I think they are. Talking to joe average I mean.

a reply to: Blaine91555

What? Howard Berkowitz's is not functioning well?

Maybe something like the Fremen stillsuit.
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Maybe use some type of gel that biodegrades the waste and solidifies after multiple uses that can be removed/stored.

What about a cylinder where you let er rip, it sucks it out, showers you, recycles the water and drys you off, ready to go.

Our company did this a while back. Sure there's a bathroom around somewhere. We also worked on food.

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a reply to: Wide-Eyes

but his didn't work had to come up with a fix, and that didn't work.

rush to repair,


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a reply to: Blaine91555

The "take what you bring in" mind set is big with NASA. So just pumping it outside would be a no-no. In fact if you saw the Martian (or read the book) bagging and tagging the poop is useful for NASA to see if there were any health issues with the Astronauts while off planet. Any toilet solutions need to take that in mind when designing. like I said it's a lot more involved issue then just pooping into a hole.

Thanks for the luck, I'll need it given the competition so far.