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[–] 10 points 7 months ago* (5 children)

whew. i've rolled the dice on my life, but i've never gotten on a boeing spacecraft. and the shitter's already clogged.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    You're thinking of Starliner. This is SLS (Space Launch System).

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    Right, my mistake. Shitter is clogged tho. Seriously. I know how to design a clogproof shitter (you need a mashing stick) and look what they did.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Space toilets are complicated. They don't have gravity assisting the flush. You'd be surprised how even simple stuff we take for granted on Earth is complex when you take away gravity.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    SLS is mostly designed by Lockeed-Martin and NASA SRC. Boeing was a private contractor too though. This is also the first space toilet we've put in a spacecraft and exactly why we're doing this test flight.

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