What happens if you pee on the Moon?

Chris - If we're talking about somehow being able to pee directly out of your spacesuit while standing on the moon then the extremely low atmospheric pressure on the moon would immediately boil the pee.

Did anyone pee on the moon?

Fifty years after men walked on the moon, it's time to talk about peeing in space. Buzz Aldrin was the first man to pee on the moon.

Who was the first man to pee on the moon?

Aldrin reentered Eagle first but, as he tells it, before ascending the module's ladder he became the first person to urinate on the Moon.

Does being in zero gravity make you pee?

Astronauts say that they are most often asked how they go to the bathroom in space. In space, weightlessness causes fluids to distribute uniformly around human bodies. Kidneys detect the fluid movement and a physiological reaction causes the humans to need to relieve themselves within two hours of departure from Earth.

Which astronaut peed in his suit?

In 1961, Alan Shepard's flight to space took a bit longer than expected to get off the ground. Instead of sitting there, strapped into his suit and chair for five hours, he was there for eight. And after eight hours, the guy had to pee. So he did.

Astronauts left poop on the moon. We should go get it.

How do astronauts wipe their bum?

Today, astronauts at the International Space Station poop into a little plate-sized toilet hole, and a fan vacuum-sucks their excrement away. A separate funnel equipped with a fan suctions their pee away.

Who was the first person to fart on the moon?

American astronaut John Young, 87, died on Saturday, after a career of many firsts: first man to fly in space six times, pilot of the first Gemini mission, commander of the first shuttle flight, and humorously, becoming the first man to fart on the moon.

Can you fart in space?

Surprisingly, that isn't the biggest problem associated with farting in space. Though you're definitely more likely to worsen a small fire when you fart, it won't always injure or kill you. The worst part about farting in space is the lack of airflow. Let's take a step back and remember how farting on Earth works.

Can you feel pain in space?

Astronauts may have no trouble moving heavy objects in the weightlessness of space, but that doesn't mean that the experience isn't hard on their backs. Astronauts on long-duration spaceflights routinely report back pain, both during and after the flight.

Did any astronauts go to the moon twice?

In all, 24 American astronauts made the trip from the Earth to the Moon between 1968 and 1972. Three astronauts made the journey from the Earth to the Moon twice: James Lovell (Apollo 8 and Apollo 13), John Young (Apollo 10 and Apollo 16) and Gene Cernan (Apollo 10 and Apollo 17).

Are any of the Mercury 7 astronauts still alive?

The four surviving Mercury 7 astronauts at a reception after Shepard's memorial service in 1998. Left to right: Glenn, Schirra, Cooper and Carpenter. All are since deceased.

Are any Apollo astronauts still alive?

Other astronauts from the program who are still alive include: Walter Cunningham, 89 (Apollo 7) William Anders, 87 (Apollo 8) Fred Haise Jr., 87 (Apollo 13)

How do you poop in space?

To poop, astronauts used thigh straps to sit on the small toilet and to keep a tight seal between their bottoms and the toilet seat. It didn't work very well and was hard to keep clean. So in 2018, NASA spent $23 million on a new and improved toilet for astronauts on the International Space Station.

Can you see footprints on the moon from Earth?

In reality, all Earth-based telescopes have a much lower practical magnification limit around 300 times. This means that under typical seeing conditions from the surface of the Earth and using a large telescope, the footprints on the surface of the moon are something like 1,000 times too small to be seen.

What happens to human waste in space?

Astronauts say that “Today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee!” Sometimes, astronaut poop is brought back to Earth for scientists to study, but most of the time, bathroom waste – including poop – is burned. Poop is vacuumed into garbage bags which are put into airtight containers.

What do astronauts do on their period?

A combined oral contraceptive, or the pill, used continuously (without taking a week off to induce menstrual flow) is currently the best and safest choice for astronauts who prefer not to menstruate during missions, says Varsha Jain, a gynecologist and visiting professor at King's College London.

Can you smoke in spaceship?

Astronauts are strictly forbidden from smoking on board the Space Shuttle or ISS. In fact, smoking was never allowed on Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, or any other spacecraft.

Can you spit in space?

In space, there is no pressure. So the boiling point could easily drop to your body temperature. That means your saliva would boil off your tongue and the liquids in your blood would start to boil.

Why is it impossible to cry in space?

But in zero gravity, the tears themselves can't flow downward in the way they do on Earth. The moisture generated has nowhere to go. Tears, Feustel put it, "don't fall off of your eye ... they kind of stay there." NASA spacewalk officer Allison Bollinger, who oversaw Feustel's EVA, confirmed this assessment.

What happens if you sneeze in space?

Scientists say the implications of all this sneezing, hacking and coughing could prove disastrous to a long spaceflight to Mars or some other celestial body. A long dormant disease or infection in one astronaut could easily reawaken in outer space, infecting the whole crew [sources: Klunger, Orenstein].

What happens when you fart in the space station?

On Earth, farts are typically no big deal — smelly, harmless, and they quickly dissipate. But if you're an astronaut, every fart is a ticking time bomb. The gases in farts are flammable, which can quickly become a problem in a tiny pressurized capsule in the middle of space where your fart gases have no where to go.

Is flatulence a disability?

If an employee is able to produce documentation of a diagnosed medical condition that causes excessive flatulence that is not “medically trivial,” but is the symptom of a more serious disorder, such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, an agency will be open to a more serious claim of disability discrimination.