Dirty Laundry Of Astronomical Proportions

March 15th, 2008

Astronauts never worry about doing laundry — there is simply no way to wash clothes in space; water and resources are too scarce. So for 12 days, or however long the mission runs, they wear the same clothes over and over. Their T-shirts, socks and underwear have a special silver thread lining that absorbs odor and keeps items wearable longer. NASA recycles the astronauts’ clothes for other missions, including the underwear.

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{Also: So how do astronauts have sex in space?}