Japan has successfully tested the state of the art unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV), that has been developed to supply essential items to the International Space Station (ISS). The test was completed when the autonomous vehicle re-entered earth’s atmosphere heating the vehicle surface at 2000 degrees centigrade.
The H-II Transfer Vehicle is a disposable craft that [...]
All these years astronauts have been using the weird Russian made toilets, which usually went embarrassingly wrong while up in the space. In fact, the toilet needed prior training given to the astros. Now, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has unveiled a wearable toilet, which can be worn by the astronaut like a diaper.
The excrements [...]