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Artemis II suffers embarrassing toilet issue just hours after moon launch
nypost.com ^
| April 2, 2026
| Patrick Reilly
Posted on 04/02/2026 9:44:58 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Just hours after the Artemis II mission successfully launched its historic deep space lunar flyby, the four-person crew experienced a problem with the Orion spacecraft’s high-tech toilet.
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch — the only woman onboard the 10-day mission — first reported the issue to Mission Control not long after Wednesday night’s breathtaking liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.
“The toilet fan is reported to be jammed,” NASA spokesperson Gary Jordan said during live mission commentary, according to Space.com. “Now the ground teams are coming up with instructions on how to get into the fan and clear that area to revive the toilet for the mission.”
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To: V_TWIN
Just when you have a woman on board. BTW, it seems we have perfectly diverse crew. DEI at work?
To: V_TWIN
Just toss it out the window. Geesh.
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posted on
04/02/2026 2:06:53 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden)
To: central_va
“Try going to the “head” on a submarine”
You can always tell when asparagus was served in the mess...
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posted on
04/02/2026 2:08:03 PM PDT
by
Organic Panic
('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden)
To: V_TWIN
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch — the only woman onboard the 10-day mission — first reported the issue to Mission Control Mission Control: “We TOLD you not to use too much toilet paper! Women always use too much toilet paper!”
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posted on
04/02/2026 2:29:28 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)
To: V_TWIN
One of the men left the seat up?
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posted on
04/02/2026 3:09:52 PM PDT
by
skepsel
("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
To: V_TWIN
“Integrity-Houston. If your toilet is running, do not attempt to chase it...Repeat...Do NOT attempt to chase it.”
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posted on
04/02/2026 3:37:45 PM PDT
by
equaviator
(Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
To: V_TWIN
God knew what he was doing when he gave us gravity ...and other challenges for us.
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posted on
04/02/2026 3:43:12 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: Skwor
It might now orbit the fan.
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posted on
04/02/2026 3:57:18 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: V_TWIN
Artemis II to Mission Control, we have a code brown event, repeat code brown, shorthand we have a major Biden here....
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posted on
04/02/2026 4:01:31 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: V_TWIN
"Artemis II suffers embarrassing toilet issue just hours after moon launch" Maybe they'll change their mind about landing.
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posted on
04/02/2026 6:07:22 PM PDT
by
clearcarbon
(Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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