Former NASA Astronaut Explains How Hygiene Is Different in Space | WIRED

What's different about hygiene in space? Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino breaks down all the differences between using the bathroom, washing your hair, and brushing your teeth on Earth and in space. How do you take showers in space? Do you get a private bathroom on the International Space Station? Can you bring your own toothbrush into space?
Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut, senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Museum, and professor at Columbia University.
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[@T3RRY_T3RR0R]

This video single handedly takes all the romance out of the idea of space travel.

[@inigocasanovadiaz5927]

What about the urine rainbow?

[@T3RRY_T3RR0R]

@@inigocasanovadiaz5927 No sale on the space tour replete with Urine rainbows

[@spdadventurer1754]

@@inigocasanovadiaz5927 That was the most cringy.😫😫i felt like omg why contaminate the space😂😂😓😓i dnt care if i see a rainbow dude yukk😰😰but then i was like u dont have any other choice than to njoy it😂😂

[@butte3fly_lov3r]

IKR?!

[@kimberlymastin5857]

Lmfao!

[@this_Is_n0_One]

The movies have glamourised space travel in such a way, we never thought of these normal everyday issues.

[@TheMariemarie16]

Movies glamorize absolutely everything war, politics, gang life, love, wealth, thats why its a movie not real life.

[@MubashirullahD]

There is simulated gravity in those stories. We can have normal things

[@radarlovedr]

I did. One of the questions I ask my self is how dies a fat person wipe?

[@itsbwoken1473]

Im more interested how women were dealing with period

[@youcan_change_handle_3june_]

i dont know bout u but i do

[@hockdan]

Love the way he said "THEN YOU CLEAN IT" about the urine funnels. I have a feeling another astronaut wasn't as thorough with the cleaning as he would have liked.

[@anakina1]

I love this guy. He was definitely the right person for this. Funny delivery for sure. Takes the romance out of real space travel.

[@r3gret2079]

"But in SPACE, it's different." *lighting shift*

[@TirthBArya]

@Haqqi Abdillah , Dramatic effect?

[@TirthBArya]

@Haqqi Abdillah , I liked that though

[@Whatthehack-du8nq]

But in space it's different. 3 seconds of awkward silence and staring.

[@Djits4u]

What's that all about

[@patfrompeoria7976]

@@Djits4u That's how it's different in space. If he were talking about how it is on Earth, there would be only 1.5 seconds of awkward silence.

[@Djits4u]

@@patfrompeoria7976 lol 😂

[@artyomtitanian7213]

P R O D U C T I O N

[@yammmit]

staring+

[@ScottALanter]

My dream of traveling in space is over. But, I now have a new appreciation for my bathroom.

[@gabbym333]

Astronauts have one of the most interesting professions.

[@robertorivers3453]

"Today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee" I died

[@MrWaalkman]

It's been that way for me for years. "Hot, cold, or three days old" I don't care.

[@GeoSY]

R.I.P

[@kgosijapie5859]

Hahahaha same here

[@inesmartins2508]

This words was like... the best reflection for this moment, June 11

[@stevendens9078]

Good

[@livalil]

“if the sun was shining, it would shine through the urine and it would create a rainbow effect, so that’s kinda cool” that is a sentence i thought i would NEVER HEAR

[@x0o0ox_]

Lol this made me hold back my laughter cause my brother was sleeping

[@gymnastics2097]

I was thinking the same thing haha

[@Cftdx]

That make the rainbow. When it wasn’t raining .🤔🤔

[@kyle5555]

It does the same thing with my pee bottles in my room 🥰🥰🥰

[@RomboutVersluijs]

That how rainbow works... hahah sun and a lense, doesnt matter it is

[@marianotorrespico2975]

A FIRST-RATE COMEDIAN. | His straight-face descriptions of hygienic procedure in outer space are priceless!

[@berendvanbeerschot1472]

"Poop's ok? We're not gonna offend anyone around the planet with this?" Cynicly this is so funny

[@THICCSmoke_]

*"Houston, We have a problem... We messed up the toilet"*

[@lunejrym9399]

😂😅

[@Gabriel-bx8wk]

Lmao

[@JacquelineUnderwood]

Can’t be any worse than telling your parent as a kid after you’ve tried to unclog it for half an hour

[@gireeshpublic]

They made Howard cry! Fruit loops!

[@kimberlymastin5857]

Lol

[@Docentino1914]

1:26 "we're not gonna offend anyone around the planet here?" - only an astronaut would phrase it like *that*.

[@Staph4rm_Maryland91]

Docentino only a astronaut can 🤣

[@binchb7133]

haha

[@weirdothings8672]

Why your that is not in bold?

[@gunargundarson1626]

@@weirdothings8672 the period at perhaps. *see* *see*.

[@VenusVoice]

Observant lol

[@Harlowerayne]

Mr. Massimino is awesome. I appreciate his humor, wit, and candor.

[@avianahindman3362]

I absolutely love everything about space! This was educational very detailed.

[@katherinemccarney9447]

I love that he humble bragged about peeing upside down

[@dubious6718]

There is no upside down in space If you go in a dark room with no furniture in space, what is down?

[@MaxCE]

r/woooosh

[@marukchozt6744]

@@dubious6718 Towards the toilet is down in this context

[@minaaaa6395]

imagine being like: *guys I messed up the toilet*

[@Harcorwrestler]

Darn it Greg! Alright call the Solar Plumbers again.

[@nlog5677]

NO NO NO NO NO NO😳

[@rafasimsim]

Nice. You're dead

[@Wildc4rd]

The things you take for granted on earth. Kudos to these incredible people. I don’t think I can last a week in these conditions let alone six month.

[@kengwahgoldstein9637]

How wonderful it is. What a wonderful great explanation throughout in space and sharing all these attachments. Thanks.

[@johanansowahable]

This guy was my university professor last year. Best class I've ever taken!

[@ohthethings]

Whoa what class?

[@johanansowahable]

@@ohthethings Intro to Human Space Flight - Columbia University

[@boiledelephant]

@@johanansowahable Oh blimey you're right in the thick of it! Good luck man.

[@PIS187]

Super cool 😎

[@kandicep914]

He seems really cool! I would love to have him as a professor.

[@arib8367]

Never forget that there's crystallized astronaut urine floating through space right now.

[@lunejrym9399]

Now that's a scary revelation!

[@zionw1837]

They recycle their pee and turn it into CLEAN water

[@racealistic]

@@zionw1837 On the ISS yes, on the earlier space shuttle flights, no. Which is what Mr. Massimino was talking about.

[@matheusgclassen]

Wouldnt be surprised if the pee already left orbit and ended up evaporating and becoming part of the atmosphere again.

[@ThePCguy17]

@@matheusgclassen That is not better.

[@younglee6718]

This was very interesting to watch. Most movies and documentary do not show this side of how life is in space. I never knew that these normal things could be a problem up there. Great video!

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Really? You didn't even suspect there might be issues with this stuff up there???

[@bigwilly43729]

Holy cow, I didn't know that guy was a real astronaut when I saw him on BBT.

[@mihir2607]

Shoutout to that nasa employees writing “front” on a diaper with sharpies .

[@BigPuddin]

Sometimes it's the little things are the most heroic.

[@jaredcook4577]

😂

[@EEE-ij8lv]

I want that job. Is there a college? 🤣

[@smashchamp117]

I thought clogging the toilet at a party was bad... Imagine it in space.

[@ohigedid91xbox9]

Matthew Antis I think I’d rather die

[@jglow22]

That would definitely top the "Along Came Polly" bathroom scene!

[@jeromeblaas1202]

Both of the iss toilets broke a couple months ago

[@senza4591]

@@ohigedid91xbox9 just eject out of the airlock and your done

[@Grabbearjet]

I really want to like your comment, but it currently sits at 666 likes and I don't want to alter it.

[@tanyapaiti6601]

Intresting, informative and entertaining at the same time, got to admire these astronauts 😊🙃🌎💕

[@snuff2023]

So many cool things about this video. Loved how detailed he was

[@kenji642]

"This toothbrush is special" "Why?" *puts small Velcro patch on it* "Its a space toothbrush"

[@senza4591]

Epic

[@nonamenolastname8600]

Expensive to fly everything soo

[@grubblin]

Not funny

[@pinkyhotmessx69]

Ya that probably costs 10k lol

[@felixmonica02]

Hahahaaaaaaaa

[@johneppenbauer209]

But in space, it’s different. 🌝🌖🌗🌘🌚🌒🌓🌔🌝

[@rejmc.6358]

Underrated comment right here.

[@baseddepartment6606]

omg😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@cv02kagaminyah]

Lmaooo that's an amazing observation

[@minikuinezumi3065]

I was looking for this comment right here lmao

[@zoz_8785]

Gem✨

[@ZT1ST]

@6:20; Well, I'm glad you explained it before we had to ask.

[@jacobtheguitarman7584]

Kudos to get such a information filled video out, much of us star trek fans love this stuff

[@shamoielhasan6163]

I am suddenly starting to be really thankful for the earth and it's wonderful gravity .

[@ty-re9or]

It's already dead. You can see more and more forest fires in Europe and south america, America west America ,

[@neilgibbons2532]

God holy plan

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@neilgibbons2532 go preach in churces, this is SCIENCE here.

[@tomk5529]

@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Jesus love you

[@Joseph12O]

well if we were born in space it wouldn't be a problem to us

[@jeffgoldblum474]

If I knew I could make a pee pee rainbow in space I would have tried harder in school :(

[@ObediahPolkinghornIII-cz5io]

jeff goldblum And now look at the shape urine

[@jannejohansson3383]

They need Hubble, because man made rainbows at low space..

[@phoenixrising4573]

they definitely missed that in the recruiting posters right...

[@vampoftrance]

Jeff, Loved you in "The Fly"

[@felixmonica02]

Hahahaaaaaaaaa

[@seaninness334]

I appreciate Massimino's blunt talk and I would think these discussions became even more blunt and detailed than most people are capable of enduring. All these things needed to be addressed, simplified and kept to a minimum of space and energy consumption. There has got to be a whole department or field of study just for efficient reclamation, design, procedure writing, etc,...regarding just these issues as they were, are now currently and future approaches. It's why simple technologies such as folding materials is so strenuously studied for solar panel deployment, parachutes, space laundry, waste minimization- ffs. "Apollo bags" Just the evolution of what to do with your excrement in space... I would have happily shaved myself bald prior to a mission to save myself some of this. I wonder if that is encouraged (and what other measures are encouraged) prior to, during and afterwards. Talking about it kind of makes me wonder how these procedures cut into actual operational time. Thank you Mike, for numerous reasons.

[@mina5142]

“We would do a urine dump into space” That’s why aliens don’t wanna talk to us!

[@ynntari2775]

"you would take THE APROPPRIATE funnel", "you would CLEAN IT" It's like he's talking to his crewmates :v

[@BigPuddin]

He definitely sounded pissed about this particular process.

[@shad8623]

Cause SOMEONE probably was using just any funnel and not cleaning it properly 😄

[@notlands4128]

amogus

[@Afiriss]

amogus

[@BigPuddin]

@@Afiriss Found the zoomers.

[@247bram]

“hey sorry i accidentally used your funnel”

[@michaelanunn1156]

Lmaooo

[@Julia-jd9fr]

the shared funnel.... NOPE

[@PhenomenonGuy]

It’s okay, now I just have two.

[@benadrylsmoke5481]

hey sorry i accidentally used your funnel ;)

[@K.Spade7902]

Yuck! 💩

[@MrMyNameIsHaha]

This video will make you appreciate gravity even more.

[@Ego-de4dt]

The spacewalking and the diaper… absolutely amazing!!! I never knew

[@zer0kelvin212]

"Today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee" sounds nice. I expected something worse like "today's peepee is tomorrow's coffee"

[@zer0kelvin212]

@randomguy8196 true, both mean that water is recycled! :-)

[@MsObeyy]

Zer0 Kelvin “todays peepee” lol can you imagine that serious dude saying that that’s so funny

[@trelane985]

​@randomguy8196 The urine is sprayed out into space, so how is that exactly what he's saying?

[@JohnDoe-nz6bk]

Zer0 Kelvin happens on earth too! It's called a waste water treatment plant.

[@Weenerballz24]

Yum yum

[@mon-6166]

pooping in space became my number one fear in life after this video.

[@johnhewetson4406]

Don't you mean your "number 2" fear?

[@MubashirullahD]

I was already excessive

[@justabbie3419]

He was on the big bang theory during Howard’s astronaut episodes! I had no idea he was a real life astronaut! That makes me like the show even more 😂

[@justbuggin67]

Fun fact, the tank that holds the urine on the ISS actually was leaking at one time. However, thanks to the extremely cold temperatures in space, the urine froze and sealed the leak.

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Wow)

[@mafusi3004]

After watching this, space travel sounds like a freaking nightmare.

[@zebanon5]

Even before watching this, the constant rigorous exercise to desperately try to maintain bone mass and muscle mass sounds like a freaking nightmare.

[@chelseygarrett4221]

@@zebanon5 I guess that's actually been debunked they don't have to exercise that much. I just watched another video before this one that was talking about it.

[@icy_demons_]

I would make every compromise of luxury and comfort just to be weightless and just let things float.

[@zebanon5]

@@chelseygarrett4221 yeah, Wired covered the topic in this series even, I watched it shortly after making this comment. There was a significant exercise routine, but it didn't sound as bad as I thought. Muscle and bone mass losses still occur, though.

[@95mustafa]

peeing upside down goes brrr

[@brett_kendrick82]

Next time you meet an astronaut, ask them "spit or swallow?"

[@andrewphoto4750]

Brett_Kendrick when will I ever meet one lol

[@anunnakimenagerie]

I'd give you a thumbs up but you already have 69

[@AJayAnswersYou]

Why?

[@grayskindablue]

AJayAnswersYou Did you watch the video..?

[@AJayAnswersYou]

@@grayskindablue I did. Was it in there? If so, where?

[@D0S81]

11:49 ''ok now we want you to sit facing dead ahead, and we're gonna move the light, and you don't say nuttin or move or nuttin, and its gonna look all cool when we put the shwoooshy sound effect on, trust me, ya gonna love it''

[@Celeste_51]

Lol

[@abby-we5tb]

This man just told all of us that astronauts use the Flawless in space and I am living for it.

[@JulieWallis1963]

I bet that first shower back on earth, unlimited in time and hot water, feels amazing!

[@niyas.k.]

I heard that it literally feels like knives because of the gravity lol

[@Raymondgogolf]

Hi Julie I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@argir5849]

"In space, space is a problem." Wise words.

[@ricomotions5416]

@Mariasol Nevada ...

[@jaddmrst4307]

@Mariasol Nevada A CLOWN 🤡🤡 Have fun staying in the past lol

[@BeerKa007]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arnejacoby7888]

@dianna k what you mean is matter. space is still the same. even if it is empty

[@khrizyl]

He's so real for that😂

[@KosmicKoheiAspiringAstronaut]

I'm an aspiring astronaut, and there is a lot of valuable information in this video! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@robertdouglas9345]

super interesting and well explained!

[@jakeday8093]

"You can either be a spitter or a swallower." No way I could have said that with a straight face.

[@hridayfcb]

So true😂

[@bj1783]

🤣🤣🤣

[@CloudBlorb]

Well not everyone has a dirty mind

[@Smaugette]

@@CloudBlorb they should! 😋

[@CloudBlorb]

@@Smaugette why . _.

[@Buffalosabskis]

I would be the one to get diarrhea in space

[@zero_fux_given8840]

That be horrific ..lolol

[@davidh9844]

It has happened. AND on the way to the moon, if I recall. Frank Borman came down with "stomach flu" on Apollo 8. Go know that I would remember this after 50 years!

[@Buffalosabskis]

@@davidh9844 Interesting. I get the runs most weeks

[@sadieabbott4986]

Buffalosabskis TMI dude lol

[@void7683]

Imagine

[@chanikynes4525]

Nice ! he´s the guy who gave Howard Wolowitz the name "Froot Loops" in the "Big Bang Theory 😂 Now i need to re-watch that episode !

[@MakeupMobster]

This was the most informative space video I’ve ever watched

[@Dalrae]

"But in space, it's *different*" *dramatic lighting changes and Mike sitting their awkwardly*

[@gabor6259]

**there*

[@Dalrae]

@@gabor6259 *thank you*

[@RyanWuzHere13]

Take a shot everytime he says “but in space, it’s different” and you yourself will end up in space

[@standowner6979]

You will end up seeing the stars

[@paigebowen2031]

As I read that he said "but in space... "

[@thetexc]

@@paigebowen2031 same

[@knpjdad]

Thank You Mr. Massimino for the that description of life in space! I smiled, laughed, and cringed. Very entertaining! One the best videos on the channel.

[@Deepti.A]

It feels good to listen to him!

[@ethanwheatthin2450]

“you could either be a spitter or a swallower” A life lesson for all

[@kenya9540]

Haha, I agree

[@SpitSharp]

Can one swallow when it should float? When drinking water it might come out your nose.

[@davidadams2395]

Ethan Flores Yeah, I liked that double entendre.

[@sittingturtleduck]

@@SpitSharp yes, your throat muscles pushes it down when you swallow.

[@LostJedi26]

It sounds gross to me. I wonder if they make a toothpaste that's safe to be swallowed on a daily basis. Hmm...

[@RusAres]

Too bad he didn't elaborate on the difference about russian and us space tolets and how it sums up difference between their space programs.

[@jakeleggett5867]

The Apollo bags is what the Russians used, the difference was that Russian cut corners. #Chernobyl lol

[@Belioyt]

Was quite looking forward to that.

[@Juggtacula]

IN RUSSIAN SPACE PROGRAM, TOILET POOPS YOU!!

[@trulybrady8839]

Qwerty II lol

[@909pillyo]

This blog post explains the difference between the toilets, but I still don’t know what he was on about other than it being more complicated www.vandalstop.com/blog/usa-vs-soviet-union-point-usa--n3

[@maryj4876]

Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@sofigag]

He's so laid back and hilarious!

[@aamirsabir5378]

"poop's okay? Not gonna offend anyone on the planet?"

[@Rachie-nj3oi]

People get offended easily nowadays unfortunately. What if they have diahrea? Won't that just come flying out at them?

[@DanielNyong]

Troll 'Em All He’s listening to that Fascist Bunker boy, who said they are terrorists

[@Fragrantbeard]

Dan Yxng Ah yes, the wannabe king of racist cowards. Who wouldn't want his wisdom?

[@-Name-here-]

People get offended at anything nowadays... it’s dumb

[@sakurasan8646]

@@Rachie-nj3oi aim correctly.

[@minicoopertn]

I can imagine a sign which reads "If you break the toilet you will be escorted to the airlock"

[@Ataurion]

Dear god

[@robloxtriothecommenter6639]

@@luznoceda5322 my brother was airlocked

[@kuromifan10]

*Chris Hadfield was not the imposter*

[@ronisworld2916]

a very nice video! thank you so much for sharing!

[@firewilson8056]

I do my laundry the way you did on the space station. I collect it in bags and stick it somewhere

[@mrwankinson259]

"But in space..." -Mike Massimino

[@gotnthinonmeh644]

Butt

[@oldcowbb]

IT'S DIFFERENT

[@brandon9689]

People somehow still manage to have alignment issues while taking a dump on Earth too.

[@jacksuwanpradit6992]

brandon9689 ewwwww, but you are correct

[@HumpX]

go to any bathroom during a rock concert and you'll see just how true that is.......

[@trolliixz9595]

Public bathrooms in an Australian servo is the worst

[@Zeleiah]

Any kind of public toilet is gross. If you even start to think about the hundreds of things that are on the seat, it's disturbing. Just ew!

[@dylanflynn1895]

SHONUFF i don't know, indians seem pretty terrible for this too. Im starting to think they like finger painting

[@kangjunga2185]

I’m just going to continue enjoying my stay on earth

[@R7Rolan1]

In spite of all the difficulties and inconveniences, I would love to visit space once in my lifetime, though I know it will never happen.

[@hc6929]

I never thought I would hear an astronaut say the words "urine rainbow"

[@ubhaybharti5041]

Ikr lmfao 😂😂

[@MrBobopsp]

"Why did u decide to become an astronaut?" "I wanted to pee upside down"

[@ahmedhassan9256]

I'm sure you can find an easier way to do that down here. But that's none of my business.

[@travisshopp4079]

Just go to Australia

[@20alphabet]

Rather... "I like lying to people".

[@prismatic3695]

Considering the lack of gravity, there is no real up or down in space.

[@Wendi_The_Goon]

I love this comment section. Thank you for making my day. 😁

[@judemccooey4987]

Ty For doing this video

[@mathbrown9099]

Mike, I love it when you talk space. I always learn and you are entertaining. One thing, thank you for not putting Chris on camera. Whenever that happens everyone listening will, or does hear a giant, ear piercing sucking sound! I respect the guy, of course. He deserves a great deal of respect is due him. However, being ubiquitous and loquacious is not conducive to those of us who are somewhat intuitive become bored quickly.

[@joekev27]

Imagine how wonderful an actually shower would feel after a stay in space.

[@abigailg1651]

joe suwalski homeboy really just said “a stay in space” 💀

[@AGdawn]

That would be the first thing I would ask for when I got back to earth

[@Potsify]

Fun fact: everytime you see a rainbow that's astronaut flushed the toliet

[@PoochiePookie12]

SURREY CROSSING a pot of crystallized urine.

[@aaaaa2264]

No because while it falls off the atmosphere it burns and evaporate. You got debunked lol 😂

[@Potsify]

@@aaaaa2264 it meant to be a joke not a true fuckin fact uptard. You got Debunked lol 😂

[@aaaaa2264]

@@Potsify oh lol 😂

[@skairymgaming2184]

That was causes rain on earth

[@stephanieclark1487]

He seems like he’s be a fun person to hang out with.

[@katherinerichardson2273]

I always find it fascinating. Impossible bucket list

[@lincolnsand5127]

This guy came to my high school this Monday (September 16, 2019). I got a selfie with him and he gave a whole talk about his life and answered questions. He's such a nice guy in real life.

[@shmuelcohen4896]

hes a liar and a thief.

[@lincolnsand5127]

@@shmuelcohen4896 in what way?

[@shmuelcohen4896]

@@lincolnsand5127 he aint never been to space and he gets paid to spew bs.

[@lincolnsand5127]

@@shmuelcohen4896 he's been to space twice. He has literal videos of him servicing the Hubble telescope. I can't tell you if you're trolling.

[@cait3]

Shmuel Cohen we found one guys!!

[@user-yg2ed2jt9d]

Imagine being his child or grandchild and hearing about all of these cool stories. He’s a living legend.

[@williamyoung9401]

Just imagine all the futuristic gizmos they'll have in 100 years and they watch this going..."how did they ever survive in space 100 years ago?" lol!

[@salesmcsaleson9285]

@@williamyoung9401 Nobody has ever went to 'space' so they won't be doing that. Are you completely blind? I bet you fell for the covid garbage too.

[@claricestarling6510]

Just imagine being his child or grandchild an calling him and NASA liars

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

Just him? Or maybe all austronauts are interesting people with interesting life experience?)

[@yevgeniyaleshchenko849]

@@claricestarling6510 Just imagine your grandchild calling you a conspiracy lover.

[@robertmannel4446]

Fantastic!! These guys and Gals are moving the science forward!

[@georux6783]

As I get older I feel inconvenienced if I have to go to the store when it's cold out. After watching this I know I would not want to go to space for more than a few hours.

[@catwillden2520]

Oh my god I wonder how it would be getting your period in space

[@rumpelstielzchen6359]

Probably some kind of birth control which inhibits menstruation. Storing pads and/or tampons would be really messy.

[@vagueequinox7543]

Dudes actually can't get it up on space so maybe the menstruation cycle stops too.

[@nancypalumbo8836]

Oh don't worry, NASA has you covered. When they sent the first woman to space for 6 days they packed 100 tampons for her and asked "will that be enough"

[@nemanjap8768]

@@vagueequinox7543 wait, how do you know that

[@hqi1321]

This guy's hilarious - just the way he says things makes me feel like he's trolling all of us

[@groundjitsu]

he is trolling all of you. and its too easy. but he fools all of you.

[@borngeek]

Today’s coffee is tomorrow’s coffee.

[@samarpaudyal6654]

Yes surely can read his faking face, not only. But all of the astronaut has similar weird and cunning face while doing interviews

[@animescale6216]

Well he made few appearances in the big bang theory, and he was hilarious.

[@tabijozwick]

anime scale and giving Howard the nickname Froot Loops

[@science4ever025]

I love this guy! Mr. Rogers was the first to talk to kids about bathroom issues.

[@icreatedanaccountforthis1852]

This was a real eye opener.

[@chwayde2295]

1970s: "I bet 2020 will be like star wars" 2019: "Yo. Bet you cant pee upside down in space" "Bet."

[@walterwhite5578]

LMFAO, forty years and not much has changed in terms of toilets. I thought it might be like star trek.

[@admirali.a.6175]

Walter white wdym? You don’t even see toilets on Star Trek! But true, I a, expecting the future to be similar to Star Trek: enterprise in a similar way

[@TravisRiver]

2020: "Are we about to die as a species? What do you think: nuclear war, pandemic, or race war?"

[@D-One]

this totally ruined my space-traveling fantasies.

[@pengwin_]

lol, same.

[@zephaudi]

reality ruins fantasies

[@EamonWill]

In a way I'm kinda glad. Although I could and would deal with all of this, it does make me feel much less awful about not living out my childhood dream of being an astronaut.

[@Allahuma.sali.ala.muhammad.]

@Mariasol Nevada why

[@p3t3r826]

AHA! 😂

[@jjaniero]

awesome presentation done with class!

[@IzZyRaWr]

Massimino and Cristoforetti are my favorites forever. :)

[@Bea54694]

*”We’re not gonna offend anyone around the planet here?”* god it must be so nice to be in space and not have to worry about the politics of defecation.

[@ILoveYani]

And then you get back down

[@lavinianegoita4345]

One of the advantages of space... zero gravity= zero political correctness BS

[@shinyshark2247]

@THE ONE shut up moron

[@jtaimelaon4735]

Shiny Shark woosh

[@garrettlamburt6261]

No

[@qbb01]

My name is Mike Massimino, but in space, it's different

[@TheFoxInTaleAFC]

*Weird shot to his left angle*

[@AniShrey01]

Its Mas in space

[@NKRcometDB]

‘Different’ is a weird name.

[@Youbeentagged]

Anyone heard of the astronaut called fruit loops?

[@rivenoak]

@@Youbeentagged he was responsible for the toilet design before his trip ;)

[@lucianpopescu835]

You guys are very brave! 🙂 Respect!

[@fergulus2]

A really fantastic and thoughtful description of low-earth-orbit space-living.

[@p3t3r826]

"Today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee" Me: gag

[@goondocb]

Gross yet innovative 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@darklordoftheuniverse7803]

It happens on earth too you do know that ?

[@p3t3r826]

@@darklordoftheuniverse7803 wait what? for real?!?!!

[@drgnwrr13]

Dk Nurul it happens naturally. Remember the water cycle. Every drop of water on earth (except maybe some icecaps) was once inside a living thing and got out one way or another. ;)

[@Black.Spades]

@@drgnwrr13 not even that. Sewer water gets recycled in a lot of places.

[@Number9Robotic]

"The last toilet on Earth" is such an oddly ominous title.

[@priceandpride]

Same thing when I fly so I never have to use those plane lavs

[@kylieroth2326]

I love this guy’s personality

[@donaldduke2233]

Great video ! Thanks, Mike.