Why Astronauts Never Wash Their Clothes

Astronauts have a pretty good reason for not washing their clothes – it's all about saving water! In space, every drop of water is precious, so they can't afford to waste it on laundry. Instead, they wear their clothes until they get too dirty or smelly, then simply discard them. These used clothes become part of the space junk orbiting Earth. To keep fresh, astronauts often wear multiple layers, sort of like a never-ending fashion show with undergarments. And when they're done with a piece of clothing, it's disposed of during reentry, where it burns up in the Earth's atmosphere. 🚀👕🌌 Credit: By NASA: Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/fl... Astronaut Mark Vande Hei: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/as... Nicole Mann and Koichi Wakata: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/as... Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/as... Astronaut Jack Fischer: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/br... Astronaut Tom Marshburn: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/image... Lcvg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Spacesuits Tested: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/or... Orion Suited Crew: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/or... Artemis III spacesuit: By NASA/Axiom Space, https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacesui... Exploration Development Suits: By NASA/Bill Stafford, https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ex... Artemis II Crew: By NASA/James Blair, https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ar... Spacesuit Testing: By NASA/ Bill Stafford, https://www.nasa.gov/content/astronau... Animation is created by Bright Side. #brightside ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Listen to Bright Side on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook -   / brightside   Instagram -   / brightside.official   Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.of... Snapchat -   / 1866144599336960   Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices