Astronauts spend several months on board the International Space Station, during which time nature will call as it does down here on Earth. But whilst using the toilet down here on Earth is relatively simple, in zero gravity and on-board the ISS the whole process is more difficult. So how do astronauts go to the toilet when they're in space?
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