Toilet Problem of Space Tourists Revealed

The first all-civilian crew of astronauts in history will be launched at SpaceX mid-month. During the Insipariton4 mission On their journey to orbit, they encountered an unexpected problem. Elon Musk said that this problem was a problem with the toilet.

The cause of the problem was determined as a malfunction in the toilet fan. Where the astronauts received training on how to solve this problem was the flight itself. the events that took place one of the civilian astronauts Jared Isaacman explained.

Toilet fan is broken:

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted on September 21 that the inspiration4 crew had a toilet “some difficulties” He stated that he was alive. The problem in the toilet under the glass dome in the nose of the Crew Dragon vehicle was later resolved.

The toilets used in space travel are different from the toilets we use. For example, these toilets have a vacuum effect so waste goes where it needs to go. Otherwise, very unpleasant situations may arise in a gravity-free environment.

According to the statements made by Isaacman, because the fan in the toilet of the vehicle broke down. car alarms started ringing. The SpaceX team guided the astronauts on how to fix the problem, but frequent power outages made this process very difficult.

Alone in space:

About 10 percent of their time in orbit is ground control. who stated that they had no communication Isaacman stated that they were very calm during this process. He also stated that although the conditions were difficult at first, they managed to fix the toilet fan.

Stating that they talked to NASA astronauts about going to the toilet in space before the trip, the astronaut said that it is difficult to go to the toilet in space and against each other they have to be very kind He added what he had learned.