ISRO astronaut spends 21 days in capsule: From dry toilet, mini-kitchen to fold-away bed - Know all surprising elements
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ISRO astronaut spends 21 days in capsule: From dry toilet, mini-kitchen to fold-away bed - Know all surprising elements

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India's first space simulation project is in full swing after ISRO tested Hab-1, egg-shaped space pod, which could serve as future home of India's astronauts. With plans to prepare astronauts for real space missions, Indian Space Research Organisation recently tested Hab-1 for three weeks in the high Himalayan mountains of Ladakh. Space pod Hab-1 elements Hab-1 includes a fold-away bed, which can be pulled out and used as a workstation, the news outlet said. The astronaut will also have very limited water so we designed a dry toilet,” BBC quoted Aaka company's space architect Aastha Kacha-Jhala as saying.

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