Maximum Absorbency Garment

[5] However, the MAG is rarely used for this purpose, since the astronauts use the facilities of the station before EVA and also time the consumption of the in-suit water.

[2] The MAG was developed because astronauts cannot remove their space suits during long operations, such as spacewalks that usually last for several hours.

[7] During the Apollo era, astronauts used urine and fecal containment systems worn under spandex trunks.

[11] In the 1980s, NASA designed space diapers which were called Disposable Absorption Containment Trunks (DACTs).

[5] Disposable underwear, first introduced in the 1960s as baby's diapers then in 1980 for adult incontinence, appealed to NASA as a more practical option.

[5] These garments gained attention in February 2007, when astronaut Lisa Nowak drove 1,450 km (901 mi) to attack Air Force officer Colleen Shipman out of jealousy for her former lover.