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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hmmm. you’ve got me there. I know if they are space walking in their suits yes.
Just light a match after you're done.
Is it the potato-based diet?
“Ooh That Smell”
By the time they could get him up there, it would be too late.
NOTE PAGE 440 of Apollo 10 transcript:
According to the Apollo 10 air-to-ground voice transcription, page 440 and surrounding pages record crew dialogue concerning free-floating feces, including the notable comment, “There’s a turd floating through the air”. The conversation between astronauts Tom Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan occurred amidst intense lunar orbit operations, featuring discussions where Cernan noted he could “neither claim it nor disclaim it”.

BEAT ME TO IT :) :)
10 DAY DIAPERS?????????????????
Engineered by DEI critters.
If they can’t get a toilet right, well 😳
Since it is woman’s work to clean the toilet, it’s a good thing they have a women on crew. /sarc/
Light a match or open the door
“Oh bother” said Poo as he found himself ascending a pungent waterway with inadequate means of propulsion.
Women always break stuff without explanation.
Been there done that. First system you get checked out on your first day aboard.
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