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title: "3 Toilet Quotes By Mike Mullane"
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> [ The opening for solid waste is very small \[in the space ship\]. It's not toilet-bowl size. And aim is critical. To be… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/the-opening-for-solid-waste-is-very-small-in-the-space-ship-it-s-not/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/mike-mullane-40841_aim_the-opening-for-solid-waste-is-very-smal_27379.jpg)

> [ You can't put toilet paper in the toilet \[in the space ship\], so there's a separate vacuum can in front of you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/you-can-t-put-toilet-paper-in-the-toilet-in-the-space-ship-so-there-s/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b69/mike-mullane-40841_done_you-can-t-put-toilet-paper-in-the-toilet_84593.jpg)

> [There's no way you can use water to collect waste in zero gravity. So, basically, our toilet on shuttle operations is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/there-s-no-way-you-can-use-water-to-collect-waste-in-zero-gravity-so/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/mike-mullane-40841_cleaners_there-s-no-way-you-can-use-water-to-coll_2728266.jpg)

## Other authors on Toilet

## More by Mike Mullane

> [ The opening for solid waste is very small \[in the space ship\]. It's not toilet-bowl size. And aim is critical. To be honest with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/the-opening-for-solid-waste-is-very-small-in-the-space-ship-it-s-not/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [ You can't put toilet paper in the toilet \[in the space ship\], so there's a separate vacuum can in front of you on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/you-can-t-put-toilet-paper-in-the-toilet-in-the-space-ship-so-there-s/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [NASA's training philosophy is "no surprises." So what they did is put a simulator on Earth where it looks exactly the same as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/nasa-s-training-philosophy-is-no-surprises-so-what-they-did-is-put-a/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [In weightlessness, one of the physiological changes is a fluid shift. Your blood and fluid is equally distributed in your body. So that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/in-weightlessness-one-of-the-physiological-changes-is-a-fluid-shift/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [ In the space shuttle program, where we had males and females, I can tell you that nobody was doing that \[sex\] because there's absolutely… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/in-the-space-shuttle-program-where-we-had-males-and-females-i-can/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [If you look at astronauts closely, their eyes look kind of puffy. And it gives you this mild headache. But one of the advantages…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/if-you-look-at-astronauts-closely-their-eyes-look-kind-of-puffy-and/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [After the urine is collected over a couple of days, it's dumped into space, which is beautiful to watch because the urine freezes into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/after-the-urine-is-collected-over-a-couple-of-days-it-s-dumped-into/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [There's no way you can use water to collect waste in zero gravity. So, basically, our toilet on shuttle operations is a vacuum cleaner.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/there-s-no-way-you-can-use-water-to-collect-waste-in-zero-gravity-so/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [And you're headed to a place with no bath and no shower. So you can just imagine how crazy it is to get up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/and-you-re-headed-to-a-place-with-no-bath-and-no-shower-so-you-can/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

> [ The solid waste is returned to Earth with the shuttle. If we \[astronauts\] ever dump solid waste overboard, it's going to give new meaning… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mullane/the-solid-waste-is-returned-to-earth-with-the-shuttle-if-we/)

[Mike Mullane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mullane/)

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