How to use the Bathroom in Space
How to use the Bathroom in Space
One of the most frequent questions we get about life on Space Station is how to use the toilet…Here’s a quick look at the answer!
-Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy
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0.5 -> >> BY FAR,
1.101 -> THE MOST COMMON QUESTION
1.968 -> WE GET ASKED
2.702 -> AS ASTRONAUTS IS...
6.539 -> SO, LET'S TAKE A, UH,
8.975 -> A PEEK AT THE PROCESS.
15.682 -> THIS COMPARTMENT
16.683 -> IS CALLED THE W.H.C.,
17.951 -> THE NASA ACRONYM FOR
19.719 -> "WASTE AND HYGIENE COMPARTMENT,"
21.888 -> I THINK.
23.323 -> WE JUST KNOW IT AS W.H.C.
24.858 -> IT'S INSIDE THIS, UH, THIS--
28.027 -> WE CALL THIS A STALL,
29.662 -> WHICH IS A, UH,
33.6 -> A COUPLE OF WALLS AND A DOOR
36.035 -> TO GIVE YOU SOME PRIVACY,
37.804 -> BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT
38.605 -> IN THE MIDDLE OF NODE THREE
40.14 -> WITH A TREADMILL
41.441 -> ON ONE SIDE OF THE TOILET,
43.476 -> THE WEIGHT MACHINE
45.278 -> WE CALL A.R.E.D.
46.112 -> ON THE OTHER SIDE,
47.714 -> AND DOWN IN THE FLOOR,
48.782 -> OUR AWESOME WINDOW
49.816 -> CALLED THE CUPOLA.
51.684 -> AND THIS IS A HIGH-TRAFFIC AREA,
53.019 -> PEOPLE ARE COMING AND GOING,
54.053 -> UH, SO YOU NEED THE PRIVACY.
57.09 -> FIRST OF ALL, THE DESIRE TO GO,
60.26 -> THE NEED TO GO-TO GO
61.694 -> IS VERY SIMILAR AS ON EARTH,
63.763 -> WHERE YOU JUST KNOW
64.597 -> YOU HAVE TO GO.
65.365 -> IT DOESN'T FEEL ANY DIFFERENT
66.566 -> BECAUSE THE FLUID MIGHT BE
68.201 -> FLOATING IN YOUR BLADDER
69.335 -> OR SOMETHING-- N-NO.
70.37 -> THAT'S-- IT-IT'S
71.538 -> JUST THE EXACT SAME,
72.605 -> UH, SENSATION.
74.274 -> YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA GO.
75.708 -> EITHER ONE.
76.409 -> NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO.
77.877 -> SO YOU'VE ALREADY--
78.778 -> YOU'VE DECIDED THAT.
80.146 -> YOU FLOAT INTO THE W.H.C.
89.155 -> AND WE HAVE THE TOILET...
92.625 -> [ CHOIR SINGING ]
93.626 -> [ FLUSHING ]
96.696 -> WHICH CONSISTS OF A SEAT,
99.432 -> AND A METAL BUCKET
100.9 -> THAT WE CALL [ INDISTINCT ]
102.836 -> WHICH IS A RUSSIAN ACRONYM
104.571 -> FOR SOMETHING.
106.206 -> CONTAINER OF SOMETHING.
108.107 -> AND, UM, BUT IT-IT HOLDS ABOUT--
110.71 -> DEPENDING ON
111.244 -> HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE,
112.612 -> IT HOLDS ABOUT, UM,
114.714 -> MAYBE 30 DEPOSITS.
116.916 -> [ CHA-CHING ]
117.817 -> AND WE'LL, UH, WE'LL
118.818 -> TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
120.553 -> THE URINE GOES
121.721 -> INTO THIS HOSE RIGHT HERE,
124.757 -> AND THIS VALVE
126.993 -> IS WHAT ACTIVATES
128.294 -> THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
129.863 -> OKAY, TH-THESE ARE
130.73 -> THE TWO PRIMARY CONTROL PANELS
132.265 -> FOR THE W.H.C.
133.9 -> WHEN THE SYSTEM IS
135.468 -> READY FOR USE, IT'S A "V."
138.271 -> THIS MEANS IT'S
139.873 -> GOING TO THE U.P.A.
141.841 -> SO WE SAY "CHECK THAT
144.344 -> IT'S V-TO-P."
146.012 -> ALL RIGHT,
147.013 -> NOW WE'RE ON THE INSIDE
147.814 -> OF THE HYGIENE COMPARTMENT.
150.483 -> CLOSE THE DOOR,
151.951 -> SO THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PRIVACY.
154.554 -> YOU TAKE THE FUNNEL.
156.155 -> THIS KNOB RIGHT HERE
157.09 -> ACTIVATES THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
158.291 -> IT'S VERY, VERY,
159.726 -> UH, CONVENIENT,
160.627 -> BECAUSE IT'S JUST ONE VALVE
162.161 -> OPERATES IT ALL.
163.496 -> BUT SHOULD THE-- IN THE EVENT
165.265 -> THAT YOU, UH, FORGET
167.4 -> HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES,
168.568 -> OR YOU'RE BRAND NEW HERE,
169.802 -> AND YOU JUST WANNA
170.57 -> DOUBLE-CHECK,
171.571 -> IN GOOD NASA FASHION,
172.872 -> WE HAVE A CHECKLIST.
173.94 -> [ DING ]
174.874 -> THIS IS CALLED,
175.775 -> UH, PROCEDURE 2.301.
178.144 -> THE NO-- W.H.C.
180.113 -> NOMINAL OPERATIONS CUE CARD,
181.548 -> AND IT'S GOT SEVERAL BLOCKS
182.649 -> FOR OPERATIONS.
184.45 -> SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT WAYS
185.885 -> THE-- WHERE THE PEE CAN GO.
188.054 -> IT CAN JUST GO INTO A BUCKET,
189.222 -> WHICH IS CALLED A [ INDISTINCT ]
190.857 -> AND, UH, ESSENTIALLY
192.125 -> YOU'RE JUST F-- PEEING
193.359 -> UNTIL THAT BUCKET'S FILLED UP,
194.627 -> AND THEN YOU HAVE
195.161 -> TO SWAP OUT THE BUCKET.
196.396 -> OR YOU CAN CONFIGURE
198.598 -> W.H.C. TO U.P.A.,
200.3 -> UH, URINE PROCESSOR ASSEMBLY,
202.569 -> AND, UH, AND THAT WAY,
203.97 -> THE URINE IS GOING RIGHT IN--
205.171 -> DIRECTLY INTO THE SYSTEM,
206.406 -> AND THAT'S THE WAY
207.106 -> WE NORMALLY KEEP IT, UH,
208.508 -> AS MOST CONVENIENT
209.442 -> FOR THE CREW MEMBERS,
210.31 -> 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT CONSTANTLY
211.144 -> CHANGING OUT A TANK.
212.579 -> SO THERE'S COUPLE BLOCKS
213.846 -> THAT TELL YOU HOW TO MAKE
214.814 -> THOSE-- THO-THOSE CHANGES,
216.482 -> AND, UH, AND SOME
218.618 -> DETAILED STEPS,
219.719 -> IF YOU NEED TO KNOW
220.92 -> HOW EXACTLY TO DO IT.
223.156 -> AND IN CASE THINGS GO WRONG--
225.892 -> LIKE THE HARDWARE,
226.659 -> NOT YOURSELF--
227.894 -> THERE'S THE W.H.C.
229.462 -> MALFUNCTIONS CUE CARD.
230.797 -> AND WE THOUGHT-
232.732 -> THOUGHT OF ALL THE DIFFERENT,
233.533 -> LIKE, COMBINATIONS
234.4 -> IN THE FAILURE MODES,
235.468 -> AND-AND, UH, AT THE BOTTOM LINE
237.971 -> IS THAT IF THERE'S A RED LIGHT,
239.339 -> WE TALK TO THE GROUND,
240.473 -> AND TOGETHER, WE-WE FIGURE OUT
243.076 -> THE PATH FORWARD.
244.811 -> OKAY, BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.
246.579 -> TIME TO GO.
248.281 -> YOU TAKE THE VALVE,
249.882 -> AND, UH...
251.884 -> [ MACHINE WHIRRING ]
254.22 -> YOU TURN IT ON.
255.855 -> YOU HEAR THE FAN NOISE,
258.591 -> CHECK FOR AIR FLOW,
261.194 -> I'LL SHOW YOU THAT THERE IS,
263.062 -> IN FACT, AIR FLOW.
271.537 -> SO, LITTLE BIT OF AIR FLOW,
272.872 -> AND THAT HELPS EVERYTHING
274.307 -> FLOW IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
277.343 -> WE'VE GOT OUR, UH, SIMULATOR.
283.316 -> AND...
291.224 -> THAT'S WHERE YOUR BUSINESS GOES.
299.298 -> YOU COMPLETE.
300.333 -> YOU WANNA BE A GOOD CREW MEMBER,
301.467 -> SO YOU MAKE SURE
302.135 -> THAT YOU WIPE OFF
304.504 -> THE EXCESS.
307.407 -> USE A DISINFECTANT WIPE
309.342 -> OCCASIONALLY OR OFTEN.
312.178 -> AND THEN YOU SIMPLY
314.881 -> TURN THE VALVE OFF.
317.517 -> BUT I WANNA SHOW YOU
318.618 -> NUMBER TWO AS WELL,
320.119 -> SO I'LL LEAVE IT RUNNING,
321.32 -> AND WE'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO THAT.
323.589 -> OKAY, WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO,
326.159 -> YOU FLIP THIS LEVER HERE,
327.593 -> AND THAT LIFTS UP THE LID.
330.296 -> THE SEAT HERE IS ABOUT,
331.931 -> OH, 5 OR 6 INCHES
334.133 -> IN DIAMETER,
336.102 -> AND THERE'S, UH,
337.336 -> A PLASTIC LINER IN THERE,
340.273 -> WHICH-- WHERE YOUR
343.109 -> DEPOSIT GOES.
345.244 -> WHAT I HAVE HERE
346.713 -> IS GREEN BEANS AND MUSHROOMS,
348.548 -> AND I DO NOT LIKE MUSHROOMS,
350.116 -> SO I DON'T MIND CONTRIBUTING
352.685 -> THIS PIECE OF, UH, FOOD
355.188 -> IN THE NAME OF EDUCATION.
357.523 -> SO PRETEND I ATE THIS YESTERDAY,
360.626 -> AND NOW IT GOES INTO THERE.
364.797 -> YOU CLEAN YOURSELF,
366.866 -> AND THE WIPES GO
368.968 -> INTO THERE AS WELL.
370.837 -> YOU TAKE THIS RED TAB,
372.638 -> YOU PULL IT OFF THE RIM,
374.841 -> AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW FULL
376.476 -> THE CONTAINER IS.
377.577 -> THIS ONE'S ABOUT
378.344 -> HALFWAY THROUGH.
379.278 -> WE DO HAVE, UH, A STICK,
381.247 -> AND YOU PUSH IT DOWN IN THERE
384.383 -> WITH ALL ITS OTHER FRIENDS,
386.486 -> AND THEN IT'S TIME
387.32 -> TO PUT A NEW BAG ON.
388.721 -> TO PUT A NEW BAG ON,
389.956 -> YOU SEPARATE-- PULL THE--
391.557 -> IT'S LIKE A HAIR SCRUNCHIE.
393.259 -> GET IT ALL SO IT HAS
394.894 -> MAX CAPACITY THERE,
396.729 -> AND READY TO GO.
399.298 -> CLOSE IT UP,
402.535 -> CLOSE THE LID,
404.403 -> NOW YOU'VE GONE NUMBER ONE,
405.838 -> NUMBER TWO,
406.405 -> YOU CLEANED YOURSELF UP,
407.673 -> AND, UH, IT'S TIME
409.175 -> TO TURN THE SYSTEM OFF.
410.777 -> YOU JUST TAKE THIS VALVE.
412.211 -> [ STOPS WHIRRING ]
413.78 -> ROTATE IT TO "OFF."
415.481 -> THE FAN SPINS DOWN,
418.584 -> THE SYSTEM CHECKS ITSELF,
420.319 -> ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT,
421.554 -> AND YOU'RE DONE.
423.322 -> SO CONGRATULATIONS,
424.323 -> YOU JUST USED THE W.H.C.
426.159 -> FOR THE FIRST TIME,
427.093 -> AND YOU, UH, LEARNED
427.827 -> ABOUT THE PROCESS.
428.728 -> HOPE IT'S EDUCATIONAL,
429.862 -> BUT I DON'T THINK
430.563 -> IT'S GONNA LESSEN
431.397 -> THE AMOUNT OF TIMES
432.665 -> I HAVE TO ANSWER
433.399 -> THAT QUESTION.
434.534 -> THANKS FOR WATCHING.
435.902 -> [ MUSIC ]
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VoeRAR0YgE