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Space : the final pooping frontier /

"This is a scientific history of pooping in space. From the earliest NASA missions up through the innovative results of their recent Space Poop Challenge design competition, we'll see the evolution of pooping on the final frontier. With fascinating facts and a few mishaps and discarded tec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bondor-Stone, Annabeth (Author), White, Connor (Author)
Other Authors: Kenseth, Lars (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Space shuttle toilets > History > Juvenile literature.
Astronautics > Human factors > Juvenile literature.
Human engineering > Juvenile literature.
Space shuttle toilets > History.
Astronautics.
Human engineering.
Astronautique > Facteurs humains > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Ergonomie > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / Aeronautics, Astronautics & Space Science.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Anatomy & Physiology.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Discoveries.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made.
Astronautics > Human factors
Human engineering
Space shuttle toilets
Body fluids > Juvenile literature.
Life support systems (Space environment) > Juvenile literature.
Astronautics > Juvenile literature.
Space flight > Juvenile literature.
Defecation > Juvenile literature.
Feces > Juvenile literature.
Space stations > Juvenile literature.
Life support systems (Space environment)
Space flight.
Defecation.
Feces.
Space stations.
Creative nonfiction
History
Informational works
Juvenile works
Picture books
Informational works.
Creative nonfiction.
Picture books.
Documents d'information.
Essais fictionnels.
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Summary:"This is a scientific history of pooping in space. From the earliest NASA missions up through the innovative results of their recent Space Poop Challenge design competition, we'll see the evolution of pooping on the final frontier. With fascinating facts and a few mishaps and discarded technologies along the way, we'll learn why it's so hard to deal with waste management in space"--
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Awards:Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for, 2025
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781250222886
1250222885