Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions
December 02, 2025
December 02, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions
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Eating from pouches, sleeping in a bag tied to the wall, using a vacuum-powered toilet: Basic processes of human life require scientifically tested solutions in space. It's the same for menstruation, a process female astronauts must plan for before flying to space, especially for longer missions . . .
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Spaceflight-tested menstrual cup offers choice on long missions
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Eating from pouches, sleeping in a bag tied to the wall, using a vacuum-powered toilet: Basic processes of human life require scientifically tested solutions in space. It's the same for menstruation, a process female astronauts must plan for before flying to space, especially for longer missions . . .