CosmicQuest
Living in Space

 Your space station
You need:  waste disposal, exercise, hygiene
Instrument panel

Cooking garbage for powerCooking solid waste for power is an exciting idea. Cooking the waste drives off combustable gases such as methane. These could be used for propulsion.

But that's still in the future. Right now, what's a better way to get rid of human waste?

 

Dumping garbage in space
Dump it into space
Garbage shuttle
Store it for return to earth

 

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