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How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space? for Kids

· 11 min · S1 E26

Episode How Do Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space? for Kids

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You’re floating.

Not falling. Not standing. Just… drifting.

And then you realize something weird.

Your body still needs to do normal things.

Like eating. Sleeping. Going to the bathroom.

But nothing stays down.

So where does the food go?

How do you not float away while sleeping?

And what happens… when you really need the toilet?

In space, even the simplest things stop working the way you expect.

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