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Kao Shampoo and Laundry Sheets Will Be Onboard the International Space Station

Selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to help meet challenges faced in both living in space as well as on Earth.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Kao shampoos and laundry detergents are blasting off into space. Two of Kao’s proposed products, the Space Laundry Sheet and the 3D Space Shampoo Sheet were selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in a solicitation of ideas to help meet challenges faced in both living in space as well as on Earth. They will be used onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022. In addition, the expertise gained in development of these products is expected to have applications not only f...

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