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From: GMeredith.es@XEROX.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Space Toilets
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Date: Tue, 4-Sep-84 13:05:46 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  4 13:05:46 1984
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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...

Guy