Artemis II suffers embarrassing toilet issue just hours after moon launch

nypost.com ^ | April 2, 2026 | Patrick Reilly

[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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[V_TWIN]

- Wpuld Howard Wolowitz pick up the courtesy phone.......Howard Wolowitz please pick up the courtesy phone.

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[moviefan8]

Oh boy.

It might be a short trip.

[volare737]

What,,,,,No plunger?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL! My first thought, too!

[nevadapatriot]

Fart Fan Fail

[Skwor]

Does this mean the shite will not hit the fan?

Or that it will?

Space plumbing is so weird.

[Texas Eagle]

Send up a can of Febreze.

[Texas Eagle]

Just open a window.

[MarlonRando]

True story, if i were an astronaut, toilet problems would really upset me.

[algore]

looks like they are now on their way to the Dark side of Uranus

[Pol-92064]

I thought astronauts wore diapers while in space travel???

[Who is John Galt?]

Kind of requires a change to that old saying:

"If it ain't IS Boeing, I ain't going!"

;^)

[ConservativeMind]

Is the toilet fan jammed…with POO?

Every house should have toilet fans, to help get that smell around to more rooms.

[central_va]

Try going to the “head” on a submarine.

[V_TWIN]

“Space plumbing is so weird”

As usual, God knew what he was doing when he gave us gravity.

[blackdog]

"What,,,,,No plunger?"

That, "Depends".

[SecondAmendment]

The only reason this is a problem is because there is a crew member suffering from DXCD* who was still cleared for the mission.

* DXCD - Double X Chromosome Disorder.

[central_va]

She flushed a tampon?

[Skwor]

LOL I did, for years. I fortunately never received the “Golden Flapper ward”

Remember if it bubbles it means trouble :)

[blackdog]

"thought astronauts wore diapers while in space travel"

No, they wear diapers while driving non-stop from Houston to Florida, stalking their ex boyfriends.