NASA Said There Are 82 KG Faeces Thrown Into The Atmosphere Every Year

NASA recently released a chart is explained in detail in the micro-gravity environment, astronauts what impact, one of the more interesting, and this is astronaut waste will burn in the atmosphere.

US and Russian astronauts are tested on the track, stay a year in orbit to observe what impact the body will occur.

US astronaut Scott - Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail stay at the International Space Station more than 170 days, Scott - Kelly in orbit for 12 months produced a total of 180 pounds, nearly 82 kilograms of dung These excrement eventually thrown into the atmosphere, forming a meteor. NASA recently released a chart is explained in detail in the micro-gravity environment, astronauts what impact, such as daily radiation astronauts accepted in the end how much, one of the more interesting, and this is astronaut excreta It will burn in the atmosphere. The two astronauts will stay on the space station, mission period will be up to 342 days.

A one-year residence ISS astronauts in space objects will test the long-term presence of the reaction, the scientists attempt to learn more about the impact of space environment on the human body. Under normal circumstances, the astronauts in orbit for a period not exceeding six months, a year-long stay may cause some potential threats, such as radiation dose and the like. This information will help scientists develop a manned Mars program, currently estimated time of landing on Mars for three years how to keep astronauts during long space flights in good health is a thorny issue.

In the international space station, waste generated every day, but some liquid excreta will be reused, astronauts need to overcome psychological factors reuse through the liquid waste cycle. For solid waste, the space station will be processed on a regular basis. In addition to re-use waste, the astronauts use the toilet is also very unique toilet seat we use every day is 12-28 inches in diameter, nearly 30-45 cm, but in space, the toilet was not so comfortable, diameter of only 4 inches, about 10 cm of the opening, to guide the direction of the waste by vacuum suction.

Astronauts relieve themselves also need to maintain their position, to ensure the body does not float, the toilet itself is a vacuum cleaner-like machine that can suck solid waste by vacuum action. If the astronauts want to excrete liquid waste, we need to use a hose adapter, funnel-shaped device through excretion. Toilet on the ISS cost a lot of money, cost as much as $ 19 million if you count the freight could reach $ 250 million. In a microgravity environment, in addition to the toilet is not convenient, the astronauts exercise greater emphasis on the body, to avoid bone loss in microgravity environment.