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No toilet for returning SpaceX crew, stuck using diapers

Orissa Post | 06/11/2021 06:44 PM | Click to read full article

The astronauts who will depart the International Space Station as early as this weekend will be stuck using diapers on the way home because of their capsule’s broken toilet.

NASA astronaut Megan McArthur described the situation Friday as “suboptimal” but manageable. “Spaceflight is full of lots of little challenges,” she said during a news conference from orbit. 

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