Waste Collection System Collection Liner Pack of 10 as Flown

Used with the Space Shuttle Commode

This is a NASA Space Shuttle Waste Collection System pack of 10 collection liners. Collection liners were a critical piece of flight hardware for the success of every Space Shuttle mission. All 135 Shuttle flights carried a supply of these. Every Astronaut who flew on the Space Shuttle used collection liners.

The collection container, "coffee can" as it was affectionately known, was a stainless steel container about that same size, and was attached to the WCS wall. It had a suction hose attached to the bottom. The crew member put a liner in the can at the start of every major visit to the Space Shuttle Commode. The WCS was not designed for anything but human waste. That is no tissues or wipes allowed. All tissues, wipes and gloves were deposited into the liner. At the end of the activity, the liner was removed from the can, draw strings pulled tight, rubber band wrapped around, and placed in the wet trash storage bag in the WCS.

To get the full story and additional information on the Space Shuttle WCS, visit this NASA webpage:

This pack of ten liners is in the as flown packaging. Second photo shows what an individual liner in the pack looks like. Last photo shows the liner in use in the Space Shuttle WSC Trainer. (See the individual collection liner for sale on this page for additional images.)

These unused collection liners were left over at the end of the Space Shuttle Program. This item bears no NASA markings or identification of any kind. There is no way to determine if it was ever flown, so it should be considered as unflown. It was purchased as NASA surplus.

Don't miss this opportunity to own a component of the Space Shuttle Waste Collection System, AKA Space Shuttle Commode

This item is export controlled and can only be shipped to a US address.

Proceeds from the sale of this item will be donated to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. ASF awards scholarships to extremely talented college students.