Japanese Astronaut Tries Out Stink-Free Underwear

The next time you hear, “Houston, we have a problem,” you know it’s not day-old boxer stink.

Koichi Wakata, a Japanese astronaut living aboard the International Space Station for the next three months, is testing J-ware undies made by the Japan Women’s University in Tokyo.  J-ware’s magic undies kill bacteria, absorb water, and dry quickly — which means astronaut’s private parts are way less sweaty than your Earthling dude!

But the best part is the sweat-less skivvies are long-lasting in a way underwear just ... shouldn’t be.  “He can wear his trunks (underwear) more than a week,” an official at the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency proudly said of the cosmonaut.  Ummm ... ew.

There are no laundry facilities in zero gravity, obviously, so astronauts need duds they can wear to infinity and beyond.  Man, being an astronaut is cooler than I thought: no need to moonwalk your dirty panties to the hamper. [Reuters]