Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site uiucdcsb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcsb!kimball From: kimball@uiucdcsb.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Space Toilets Message-ID: <15700012@uiucdcsb.UUCP> Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 21:47:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcsb.15700012 Posted: Sat Sep 22 21:47:00 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Sep-84 19:27:13 EDT References: <13143@sri-arpa.UUCP> Lines: 11 Nf-ID: #R:sri-arpa:-1314300:uiucdcsb:15700012:000:429 Nf-From: uiucdcsb!kimball Sep 22 20:47:00 1984 > I am relieved to learn of the workings of the Space Toilet. > > The incident on the shuttle over the weekend left me somewhat concerned > and speculating about orbital characteristics of ejected substances and > specifically about orbital decay. You see, if the boil-off of ice > formed from the liquid material should be able to shield the solid > waste during reentry... Well, that would be an icy BM, of course . . .