Scientists Create 'Laundry Gun' for Astronauts to Clean Their Clothes by Shooting Out Plasma
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Washing clothes in space is a much more complex problem than on Earth. Water is a limited resource, clothing can accumulate microorganisms and, during long-term missions, astronauts cannot simply put their clothes in a washing machine and use detergent.
Scientists create 'laundry gun' for astronauts to clean their clothes by shooting out plasma
If you have ever shared a room with multiple people for days on end, you may know how clothes and living conditions can rapidly turn rather smelly. Imagine that happening in a confined spacecraft.Even worse, since water on a space mission is in short supply, space travelers can't easily do their laundry. This is more than a body odor problem — unclean clothes and linens are ripe feeding grounds for infectious bacteria. Astronauts might wear the …
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