--- description: The British space traveller shared a video on Facebook of himself explaining how astronauts use the bathroom in zero gravity. title: Watch Astronaut Tim Peake Explain How to Use the Bathroom In Space image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c9b617767e27781/698879cc0b72e33ed86e7bb0/astronaut-tim-peake-space-bathroom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Astronaut Tim Peake Explain How to Use the Bathroom in Space  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 6:08 PM CUT  ESA astronaut Tim Peake gives the thumbs up in zero gravity days after his arrival on the International Space Station, December 18, 2015. ESA astronaut Tim Peake gives the thumbs up in zero gravity days after his arrival on the International Space Station, December 18, 2015.ESA via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 6:08 PM CUT Tim Peake has already conducted a [historic space walk](http://time.com/4181629/astronauts-spacewalk-watch-space-station/ "undefined"), so it’s no surprise he’s onto his next endeavor: explaining how astronauts use the bathroom in zero gravity. On Wednesday, the [British space traveller](http://time.com/4182787/british-spacewalk-ended-early/ "undefined") shared a video on Facebook of himself answering what Peake calls the most popular question about his journey. “Take the cap off, turn on the fan and the air flow keeps everything going down the pipe,” he says, holding up a tube connected to a special space toilet. “Simple as that.” Peake is living on the [International Space Station](http://time.com/4146994/star-wars-space-station-astronauts/ "undefined") as part of a six-month mission for the European Space Agency. **Read More:** [Astronaut Tweets David Bowie Tribute From Space](http://time.com/4175682/astronaut-bowie-tribute/ "undefined") Watch the full video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4186965/astronaut-tim-peake-how-bathrooms-work-in-space/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4186965/astronaut-tim-peake-how-bathrooms-work-in-space/"},"headline":"Watch Astronaut Tim Peake Explain How to Use the Bathroom in Space","datePublished":"2016-01-20T18:08:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:58.892Z","description":"In case you were wondering","url":"https://time.com/4186965/astronaut-tim-peake-how-bathrooms-work-in-space/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Innovation","Space","Technology","astronauts"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c9b617767e27781/698879cc0b72e33ed86e7bb0/astronaut-tim-peake-space-bathroom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5c9b617767e27781/698879cc0b72e33ed86e7bb0/astronaut-tim-peake-space-bathroom.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Astronaut Tim Peake Space Bathroom","caption":"ESA astronaut Tim Peake gives the thumbs up in zero gravity days after his arrival on the International Space Station, December 18, 2015.","creditText":"ESA via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4186965/astronaut-tim-peake-how-bathrooms-work-in-space/","name":"Watch Astronaut Tim Peake Explain How to Use the Bathroom in Space"}}]}] ```