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Yes even in space you have to wash! If not, the ISS would get smelly and it’s not as if you can open a window to get some fresh air. Richards’s Challenge: how to keep clean without gravity. The answer perhaps surprisingly involves wet towels. As teams of humans are expected to venture further and longer into space how will personal hygiene play its part?

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Washing in Space

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Washing in Space — raw clip

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Washing in Space — science explanation

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Science explanation text - Washing in Space

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Footagevault 4113 - Tour of 'bathroom' on the ISS

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Footagevault 4036 - Astronaut getting ready for bed

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