# NASA interns designed a washing machine for astronauts

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/nasa-interns-designed-a-washing-machine-for-astronauts-2/
- Published: 2021-08-03T09:45:51-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Illustration credit: Ellen Bausback / NASA. Article by Kristin Houser. Freethink – July 31, 2021. A pizza joint’s Slushie machine inspired the winning design. NASA recently challenged its interns to design a washing machine for astronauts aboard the ISS — and their idea, inspired by a Slushie machine, might one day actually make it to space. Space laundry: The average mission aboard the ISS is six months long, but astronauts are only allowed […] Click here to view original web page at www.freethink.com Curated by John Wysocki See Full Bio