[Space Toilet Technique: NASA's How-To Guide (Video)] After Shepard's debacle, NASA devised better ways to take care of basic bodily functions. But space waste continued the plague the agency.

But we should know more about this mysterious space toilet once the astronauts return to Earth. "We'll let you know how it works out," Hurley said in a news conference on May 1.

NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to ...

A restroom with an out-of-this-world view could be the surprise highlight for travelers adventuring with space tourism start-up Space Perspective. CNN values your feedback 1.

The space station astronauts are flush with victory. June 4, 2008 — -- Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko is flush with victory. Kononenko, of Russia, transformed Wednesday morning from an astronaut ...

NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to ...

Poynter says the bathroom is designed to be a place travelers can take stock of their space excursion. “It’s going to be almost overwhelming at certain points,” Poynter says of the experience.

Poynter says the bathroom is designed to be a place travelers can take stock of their space excursion. “It’s going to be almost overwhelming at certain points,” Poynter says of the experience.