Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there's one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule's toilet. Since launching from Earth on Wednesday ...
To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. On the evening of April 1, 2026 — yes, April Fools’ Day — four astronauts climbed aboard a capsule named Integrity ...
The malfunctioning toilet on board the Artemis II, the second most expensive commode ever built, cost American taxpayers $23 million. NASA scientists took six years to create two of the 3D-printed ...
The Artemis 2 crew reported an issue with the toilet shortly after takeoff. NASA HQ PHOTO, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons On April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket sent four astronauts ...
Artemis II finally crossed the line that people have been waiting decades to see: a crewed Orion spacecraft, launched by NASA’s Space Launch System, heading for the Moon. Liftoff happened at 18:35 ...
The Artemis II mission crew flushed out an issue with their onboard toilet system shortly after launching into space on April 1, NASA said. The astronauts worked with NASA's mission control team in ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Toilet plumbing problems, email glitches and issues phoning home: Astronauts are just like us! Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...
The four history-making Artemis II crew members are cooped up with each other in a tiny space for 10 days. And yet the most uncomfortable aspect of the mission might be having to deal with not one, ...
Mission control confirms ‘toilet go for use’ after glitch sorted A blinking fault light on Nasa’s Orion spacecraft signalled an unwelcome setback at the start of the historic Artemis II mission: the ...
The Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion capsule is an innovation in deep space toiletry (it seems to be fixed now). By Katrina Miller While in orbit around Earth, the Artemis II crew ...
Before wrapping up their first flight day, the crew of Artemis 2 pulled off another feat of NASA in-flight troubleshooting: fixing their broken toilet. It might not rank as NASA’s no. 1 triumph, or ...