A Japanese billionaire has returned to Earth after 12 days spent on the International Space Station, where he made videos about how to go to the toilet in zero-gravity. Addressing his one million followers on YouTube, online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa said “peeing is very easy,” as he demonstrated a handheld funnel astronauts use to suck urine away. With a Russian also onboard, the journey marked Moscow’s return to space tourism after a decade-long pause.
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