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The inventors have until 20 December to respond to the very serious competition from the U.s. Space Agency that should find a permanent solution and hands-free for six days without baths of the space missions.
"The old solution remain the diapers," says NASA in the description of the contest on your internet site. However, it clarifies that "the diaper solution is a very temporary and it is an option just for a day."
The astronauts must wait more than 24 hours before having a bath. The three astronauts who took off a week ago onboard the capsule Soyuz, for example, had to wait two days to reach the International Space Station (ISS). The capsule Russian is equipped only with a small
In the future, NASA estimates that the long missions to Mars which could take place in the year 2030, will last six days, and the astronauts will have no bathrooms. Once inside their bulky suits, "the astronauts can’t get into your own body, not even to scratch his nose," explains NASA.
that’s why the space agency is prepared to grant three rewards of$ 30,000 to those who make up suits with an integrated management system of the droppings. It is, explains the agency, to avoid any risk of infection or irritation due to prolonged contact with the skin. And also to counter the effects of the microgravity environment that allows, especially to liquids, float in the air.
SOURCE: www.infofueguina.com
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