Soyuz Space Toilet
- Made:
- 1960s in Russia
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Soyuz Space toilet, (ca 1960s) with white enamelled metal faeces collection unit and molded plastic urine nozzle, plastic handle, valve labelled in Cyrillic, two two-metre long attached suction tubes, and outlet attachment.
This type of space toilet is typical of those used in the Soyuz spacecraft from the late 1960s to the present. It was located in the orbital module of the spacecraft. Urine could be collected via the plastic nozzle or enamelled bowl which, with filter bag inserted, could also receive solid waste. Negative air pressure was applied to the toilet to prevent the waste from escaping into the crew compartment. The urine could be vented from the spacecraft or collected for recycling into potable water. The solid waste was stored and, during a space station mission, transferred to an uncrewed Progress spacecraft for incineration during re-entry of the atmosphere.
Details
- Category:
- Space Technology
- Object Number:
- 2007-51
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and rubber (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 410 mm x 460 mm x 140 mm,
tube: 1080 mm
- type:
- space toilet
- credit:
- Purchased (Christie's (South Kensington))
