Post by rubl on Jun 3, 2019 16:16:39 GMT 7
Although THHGTTG mentions 'always carry a towel' not sure if a cosmonaut should have it inside his suit or indeed 'carry' it. Anyway, one towel hanging out to dry for ten years has now been recovered 
"Russian cosmonauts remove a towel that spent 10 years on surface of ISS
A towel, taken from the surface of the ISS is being examined for microorganisms that could have inhabited the cloth, lead researcher for the Institute of Medical and Biological Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences Svetlana Poddubko told RIA Novosti.
It was earlier reported that Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexei Ovchinin had removed a towel from the surface of the International Space Station during their scheduled spacewalk. The towel remained outside the station for 10 years.
The towel was originally meant to clean astronauts' spacesuits during their work in outer space. It was left by a Russian cosmonaut about a decade ago. Mr Kononenko and Mr Ovchinin removed the towel from the station's surface and placed it in a special container.
It will be sent back to Earth and delivered to a group of experts for further examination."
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Cosmonauts_Remove_a_Towel_That_Spent_10_Years_on_Surface_of_ISS_999.html
"Russian cosmonauts remove a towel that spent 10 years on surface of ISS
A towel, taken from the surface of the ISS is being examined for microorganisms that could have inhabited the cloth, lead researcher for the Institute of Medical and Biological Issues of the Russian Academy of Sciences Svetlana Poddubko told RIA Novosti.
It was earlier reported that Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexei Ovchinin had removed a towel from the surface of the International Space Station during their scheduled spacewalk. The towel remained outside the station for 10 years.
The towel was originally meant to clean astronauts' spacesuits during their work in outer space. It was left by a Russian cosmonaut about a decade ago. Mr Kononenko and Mr Ovchinin removed the towel from the station's surface and placed it in a special container.
It will be sent back to Earth and delivered to a group of experts for further examination."
www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Cosmonauts_Remove_a_Towel_That_Spent_10_Years_on_Surface_of_ISS_999.html
