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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Unplug it. Plug it back in.
Works almost every time.
I smell a Gutfeld segment tonight.
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
not for 10 days
That case would have made a good opera.
THAT was truly a Laugh-Out-Loud picture ...
You beat me to it!
> Howard Wolowitz please pick up the courtesy phone.
Hilarious, he was first thought when I saw this.
-SB
>
freeze dried burritos banned until further notice
step 1:
pull little alien from fan blades.
I see what you did there. Apollo LOGS. He he.
She was told, no feline products on board!
https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/artemis-2-crew-fixes-toilet-can-now-pee-in-it/
Musk’s privies had issues, too.
Looks like there’s a good reason we never saw toilets kn the USS Enterprise.
Kirk and Co just held it.
Or transported it.
More on the toidy. Pic is kinda scary, actually...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/artemis-iis-toilet-is-a-moon-mission-milestone/
Maybe Pam Bondi can get right on it. I understand she has lots of time on her hands.
Jimmy Kimmel, we need a good plumber, can you recommend someone at your level socially?
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