NASA astronauts are proud bedwetters. They even practice.

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Before NASA shot astronaut Scott Kelly into orbit for the first time in 1999, he had an important order from his commander: Take one of these diapers, and go practice at home.

"As silly as the questions and answers sometimes sound," Smith told Mashable, "it's that human urge to go, 'OK, but how does this work?

In 1988, NASA started making MAGs — Maximum Absorbency Garments — for all its astronauts, said Kiona N.

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