NASA is launching a new toilet for the space station at a cost of 23 million

 NASA is set to launch a new Zero Gravity toilet on the International Space Station (ISS) for testing before possible use during future missions to the moon. Built at a cost of Rs 23 million, the toilet, which removes waste from the body, will be sent to the space station on a cargo ship.

NASA said that unlike previous models, the new toilet 'vacuum system' is designed for the comfort of female astronauts. The rocket carrying the toilet was due to be dispatched from Wallace Island, Virginia, on Thursday, but due to technical glitches, the mission was stopped three minutes before the lift-off. If the engineers can fix the issues that caused the launch delay on Thursday, there will be another launch attempt on Friday evening. The new NASA titanium space toilet will have a Universal Waste Management System (UWMS), which NASA says will be helpful to astronauts during important space missions. This toilet uses a vacuum system to remove waste from the body in an atmosphere of zero gravity. For privacy, the toilet is housed inside a cubicle - just as you would on a public toilet on the ground. "NASA has spent a lot of time with staff to improve the use of commode sets and waste funnels to make it easier for women on the crew," said NASA. Represents an increase in facilities in the US part of the ISS.

Weighing 45 kilograms and being 28 inches long, this toilet is 65 percent smaller and 40 percent lighter than the toilet currently in use. Designers have also focused on the comfort of female astronauts.

Melissa McKinley, NASA's project manager, told CBS News, a US partner in the BBC, that "part of our plan was to improve the use of toilets for female staff." I spent a lot of time with the crew to improve the use of the funnel to make it easier for the women on the crew. ”The toilet recycles the astronauts' urine and turns it into drinking water. Changes in the design of the toilet will be tested on the International Space Station before it is installed in the Orion capsule that takes it to the moon. The astronauts hope it will pass the toilet test. "Cleaning up the mess is a very important task and we don't want any shortages," McCauley told the Associated Press. This will include scientific equipment, staff supplies, and spare parts. According to NASA, space toilets use airflow to draw urine and other substances out of the body. "Imagine you have a vacuum cleaner and you're pulling things down," he said. You put a big fan with which he is pulling everything from inside the toilet.

There is a special shaped funnel for urination and a seat for bowel movements that can be used at the same time. NASA says the UWMS seat may look uncomfortable and small, but it's unprecedented in terms of microgravity. It makes the ideal contact with your body to make sure that the object is where it should be. Can hold in one place.

This toilet recycles astronauts' urine and turns it into drinking water. As Mir said, "Today's coffee on the International Space Station is actually your coffee tomorrow."

But that's not how waste is treated. However, NASA says it is investigating. "Just like anything else, going to the bathroom in space is something you have to get used to."