Peeing in outer space - Acceptable or No?

I was impressed like everyone when man began to fly
out of earthly regions to planets in the sky
with total media coverage we watched the heroes land
as ceremoniously they disturbed the cosmic sand

In awe with admiration we listened to the talk
such pride felt they, such joy to be upon the moon to walk
my romantic vision shattered when it was explained to me
spacemen wear old diapers in which they shit and pee

chorus:

oh the intergalactic laxative will get you from here to there
relieve you and believe me without a worry or care
if shitting is your problem when you're out there in the stars
the intergalactic laxative will get you from here to mars

they don't partake like you and I of beefy burger mush
their food is specially prepared to dissolve into slush
absorbed my multi-fibres in the super diaper suit
otherwise the slush would trickle down inside the boot

you may well ask now what becomes of liquid they consume
a pipe is led from penis head to a unit in the room
the water is recirculated, filtered for re-use
in case of anti-gravity, pee gets on the loose

wherever man has conquered on the quest for frontiers new
I'm glad he's always had to do the no. one and two
it makes it all so ordinary just like you and me
to know the greatest heroes they had to shit and pee!


By Donovan Beleive It Or Not

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s348188.htm

http://www.waltercunningham.com/the_all_american_boys-chap8.htm
Astronaut Walter cunningham, Apollo VII

Our first order of business on waking up (naturally) was to play Pass the Urine Bag (technically the UCD, or Urine Collection Device). After it was filled, a series of valves permitted us to dump the contents of the bag overboard.

Now, that was something worth taking a picture of. If one dumped just at sunset, the flecks of ice coming off the urine dump nozzle would look like a million stars and it would be impossible to take star sightings for about five minutes.

Of course, it's a real experience to see your own urine take on a cosmic quality in space. But it is eye-catching and every crew has taken pictures of it. The ice particles are quite beautiful, the very phenomenon that caused John Glenn to rave about the "fireflies" at sunset. It was considered a mystery at the time of the first reports, and I don't think space officials ever released a clear explanation.