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I spent some time contemplating the analog of a shower or a bath and generally washing oneself and how that would look in a zero gravity based environment. My

I spent some time contemplating the analog of a shower or a bath and generally washing oneself and how that would look in a zero gravity based environment. My favorite idea is "water" injected into a contained environment to produce a particular pressure and or flow setting with a scuba type hose for breathing. All liquid is evacuated through the base and an air jet helps produce a drying effect plus clear out the capsule before exiting. The same water is recycled as much as possible after a filtering desalinization and any chemicals used for the washing process would be closely matched with the recycling process. I toyed with the idea of multiple pods in a spindle rotating to simulate gravity but I'm not sure it's worth the effort since you can produce a type of pressure through controlling the liquid syrup injected into the limited space.

fermuch 1y ago
Drowning in my own shower is a new kind of fear you've just unlocked on me
m4rtink 1y ago
You are on the right track - this is pretty much how the showers on Skylab & Mir worked: https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1j1ijsw/how_astronauts_showered_on_nasas_skylab_space/ https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1j1ijsw/... https://direct.mit.edu/thld/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/thld_a_00284/56484/Microcosmic-Getaways-Aboard-Space-Habitats?redirectedFrom=PDF https://direct.mit.edu/thld/article-abstract/doi/10.1162/thl... It worked well enough, but ISS opted for wet towels & I am not sure what the Chinese are using currently. Will be interesting what some of the upcoming commercial space stations opt for. :)