NASA Space Poop Challenge: Winners Announced For Solutions To Astronauts Potty Problems
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Coming in at third place, Hugo Shelley, a British designer, will receive $5,000 for his concept titled "SWIMSuitZero Gravity Underwear" which are briefs that store the waste inside the suit using an external catheter that works along with a mechanism to compress, seal and sanitize the waste.
In second place is the "Space Poop Unification of Doctors" SPUDs) team. Based out of Houston, the team won $10,000 for conceptualizing a design which uses air pressure, thanks to something called air-push urinary girdle, to push out waste through an exit tube.
And the winner of the $15,000 grand prize is Thatcher Cardon, an Air Force officer and flight surgeon, for his concept titled "MACES Perineal Access & Toileting System." The design involves setting up a small compartment in the groin area with a tiny hole that could be used to insert and remove expandable diapers and underwear.
http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-space-poop-challenge-winners-announced-solutions-astronauts-potty-problems-2492983