Apollo 11 Moon Landing astronauts coped with NO toilet and used bags taped to bums and ‘pee condoms’, Nasa report reveals
NO conventional toilet was designed for the Moon Landing mission of 1969 meaning the astronauts had to use a variety of other contraptions to relieve themselves.
The processes of peeing and pooing both had to revolve around a bag system, which apparently resulted in spillages.
According to , an stated: "Defecation and urination have been bothersome aspects of space travel from the beginning of manned space flight."
To wee, astronauts had to use something that looked like a large condom that was attached to a bag with a short hose.
This condom had to be replaced daily for hygiene purposes.
No female friendly version was designed because all the astronauts were men.
This may seem like a fairly amusing fact but it pales in comparison when you learn that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin basically had to wear nappies when they walked on the moon.
The Apollo astronauts had to wear a "faecal containment system" when they were on the Moon for 21 hours and 36 minutes but we don't actually know if they used them.
However, Buzz Aldrin once said: "It's lonely as hell out there. I peed in my pants."
Nasa insisted that all faeces produced on the mission should be brought back to Earth for observation.
This meant that once the astronauts had finished using a "faecal bag" they had to knead it and then roll it up really small so it could be efficiently taken back to Earth.
Nasa's report says that the astronauts weren't fond of this system and that odour was a constant issue.
Apollo 11 mission – the key facts
Here's what you need to know...
- Apollo 11 is the name for the mission that landed the first two people on the Moon
- The spaceflight was manned by Command Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both Americans
- They landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on July 20, 1969 and 8.17pm UTC
- Armstrong became the first person to set food on the lunar surface six hours later
- He was then joined by Aldrin a further 19 minutes later
- The pair spent roughly two hours and 15 minutes together outside the spacecraft, collecting lunar material to bring back to Earth
- And in total, they spent 21.5 hours on the lunar surface before rejoining the command module Columbia in lunar orbit
- Armstrong's first step onto the lunar surface was broadcast live on TV to the world
- He famously described the moment as "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"
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