I have been enjoying the PBS series running this week about the moon landing. Final installment is tonight.
Not sure which of the Apollo 8 astronauts was narrating part of the show about their flight but he described the method for taking a dump in space. He didn’t. He did not want to use the plastic top hat that you stuck to your butt with an adhesive brim. He said he holds the world’s record for greatest distance traveled without taking a crap. Went the whole mission without going. Here is a gem from Apollo 10: "Oh — who did it?" commander Tom Stafford suddenly asked, six days into the mission, as the crew discussed preparations for leaving the moon's orbit. "Who did what?" inquired command module pilot John Young. "Where did that come from?" interjected lunar module pilot Eugene Cernan. A moment later, for listeners at ground control, the mystery was resolved. "Give me a napkin quick," commanded Stafford. "There's a turd floating through the air." Later: Cernan: “Here’s another goddam turd. What’s the matter with you guys? Here, give me a —“ (laughter from Young and Stafford) Stafford: “It was just floating around?” Cernan: “Yes.” Stafford (laughing): “Mine was stickier than that.” Young: “Mine was too. It hit that bag —“ Cernan: “I don’t know whose that is. I can neither claim it nor disclaim it (laughter).” Young: “What the hell is going on here?”
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