09. Do you ever cut hair or trim nails on a space trip? *(response: William R. Pogue) (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

On long-duration flights, personal grooming also requires periodic haircuts and nail clipping. Loose hair released during haircuts can be captured using a vacuum cleaner, and nail clippings can be controlled by clipping fingernails and toenails in a small bag or container. On Skylab we had a special area in the bathroom that sucked the loose hair onto a filter screen, which was then cleaned off with a vacuum cleaner. This also worked for nail clippings.

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Answer provided by Janet Kavandi, Ph.D. & Col. USAF (Ret.)William R. Pogue

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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