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WTF Fun Fact – 96 Bags Of Trash On The Moon

June 10, 2021

A total of 12 astronauts have landed on the lunar surface and have left a total of ~96 bags containing urine, feces, vomit and other waste. Minimizing weight on board the spacecraft was essential in order to bring back samples of the moon. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Why Nasa wants to bring back 96 bags of poop from Moon – Times of India (indiatimes.com)

WTF Fun Fact – Venera 3

March 15, 2020

The USSR successfully sent a spacecraft and entry probe to Venus in 1966 becoming the first space probe to hit the surface of another planet – three years before the US put man on the moon. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venera_3