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NASA seeks ideas for outer space outhouse offering $20,000 prize for winning loo

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go while on the lunar surface. That’s right, NASA needs a new space toilet.The U.S. space agency launched a challenge Thursday through HeroX, a platform that uses crowdsourcing to solve problems.

In this case, to find a solution to NASA’s loo problem.Here’s the quick and dirty on the space potty situation: The last astronauts who went to the moon under the Apollo program wore diapers.

Other toilets including on the International Space Station have involved a hose and vacuum situation. Neither of those options are going to work this time around, according to NASA.The current toilet used for the ISS won’t work on the lunar surface because it’s designed for microgravity only.

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