Daily Showering Tip (4/24/05)...

SHOWER FACT: Despite the weightlessness, astronauts can actually shower in outer space. The above picture shows the shower on Skylab, which was America's first space station. The collapsible, cylindrical shower enclosure was attached to the floor, and the astronaut drew it up around him for use. The water flows through a push-button shower head attached to a flexible hose, and is siphoned off by a vacuum system. In 1973, Skylab astronaut Jack Lousma offered this advice to future users of the space shower: "Keep your private parts away from the vacuum. I learned the hard way."