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ChimoEngr t1_jdi3p4w wrote

There's a story about Sally Ride being asked if 100 tampons or pads would be enough for her during a shuttle mission, so it sounds like at least back in the 80s, they just used the same as what is common on earth.

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Next-Increase-4120 t1_jdj27fr wrote

I read about the trials of figuring out how to use the bathroom in space were actually pretty terrible until they sent women to space. Basically they tried a number of solutions like condoms. Anyways all of them would usually result in getting covered in piss. When they finally sent women to space they decided on diapers being the best option, not long after that the men on the missions demanded their own diapers when they saw how easy the women had it. I've also heard from interviews with astronauts, there's a secret rule among them. never eat a floating chocolate.

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directtampion t1_jdlkyi4 wrote

The space agency provides female astronauts with a personal hygiene kit that includes items like menstrual pads, wipes, and a special kind of underwear designed for use in space. The kit also includes instructions on how to use these items in microgravity.

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s333333 t1_jdo8j0i wrote

Replying to Next-Increase-4120 (#2,340,733)

>asically they tried a number of solutions like condoms.

How to imagine that going wrong? Quite sure it wouldnt pop from the little volume, but what else makes it go so wrong in space?

Atleast imagine it to be quite alot more comfy than a diaper and swimming in your own urine?

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