When astronauts do not have sex in space, why do they wear condoms? You will be surprised to know the reason

Astronauts Wear Condoms In Space: Do you know why astronauts wear condoms before going into space? After all, what is the use of a condom in space? Let us tell you about this.

Space, astronauts, walking in space, all this may sound very glamorous, but the actual difficulty is known only to those who have spent a few days in space. Only those people understand well what it takes to survive at such a height where gravity does not work. In space, without gravity, astronauts are not able to do many things that they can easily do on Earth. Even eating, sleeping and walking comfortably is a lot of trouble. But do you know why astronauts go to space wearing condoms? You too were surprised to hear this, let's know about this.

Why are condoms used

Whenever we talk about space, high-tech suits and floating astronauts come to mind. But have you ever wondered how space travelers go to the toilet? This is normal on the ground, but there is no gravity in space, so it is a difficult problem there. Rusty Schweickart, a former NASA astronaut, revealed during an interview that in the olden days, a condom-like device was used to urinate in space. Astronauts used this device on their penises and it was connected to a urine storage system through a tube.

Do condoms work in space?

At that time, that system helped in collecting urine in microgravity. But there were many problems with this condom system. Sometimes it did not fit all the astronauts. Actually, the structure of all humans is not the same, so many times this system used to leak and was very uncomfortable. Then later, understanding this problem, NASA kept three size options - small, large and medium. Whenever an astronaut got the option of choosing a side, he always chose the larger size, because it was related to 'male ego'.

The system has now become advanced

Keeping the 'male ego' in mind, the names of the sizes were changed to small as large, medium as extra-large and big as hero, so that no one feels embarrassed. But now the system has become more advanced and in today's modern machines such devices and unisex suits are used. These work for both male and female astronauts. Every small and big thing in space also requires planning.

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