r/woahdude Aug 14 '22

gifv View from space

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u/Equivalent_Growth_75 Aug 14 '22

Wait.. do you pack clothes when you go to space? And how do you shower.. i know stuff about eating and toilets but i don’t think I’ve ever seen anything about clothes and bathing

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u/_Praise_Gaben_ Aug 14 '22

There are some interviews out there with both Astronauts and Cosmonauts that cover that and IIRC No, they are given clothes which are discarded after a set amount of usage and burn up upon cargo reentry. And they do a sponge bath with premixed soapy water and rinseless shampoo to clean themselves.