Skip to comments.
Artemis II astronauts report burning smell from malfunctioning $23M toilet
nypost.com ^
| April 4, 2026
| Shane Galvin
Posted on 04/04/2026 12:45:13 PM PDT by V_TWIN
Astronauts on board Artemis II reported a mysterious burning smell coming from the $23 million advanced toilet system which previously malfunctioned after takeoff.
“Regarding the smell, I just wanted to make sure you all were tracking the EGS notes of the kind of burning heater smell that was coming from toilet several times,” astronaut Chrisna Koch, who fixed the toilet on Thursday, radioed to mission control on Saturday, Space.com reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: artemis; artemis2; artemisii; orion; stink
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-80, 81-100, 101-120, 121-127 next last
To: V_TWIN
The true definition of he left a floater.
To: V_TWIN
Why can’t we build a toilet system. I understand that new naval ships have the same problem.
82
posted on
04/04/2026 2:19:48 PM PDT
by
SACK UP
To: V_TWIN
….. ” astronaut Chrisna Koch, who fixed the toilet on Thursday, radioed to mission control on Saturday, Space.com reported.Okay…. How come the woman got stuck with that job lol?!
83
posted on
04/04/2026 2:21:26 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
To: albie
Gonna need a quarter-million mile
Long snake!
84
posted on
04/04/2026 2:22:18 PM PDT
by
Rummyfan
(Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
To: V_TWIN
To: V_TWIN
“Uh…..Houston…..we appear to have Klingons.”
86
posted on
04/04/2026 2:27:48 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
To: V_TWIN
That seat looks a might bit uncomfortable.
87
posted on
04/04/2026 2:34:38 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: MarlonRando
Don’t need any shorts.No, they'll need more shorts if they don't have a functioning toilet.
Might want to check if someone is lighting a scented candle in there. Some chicks like to do that.
88
posted on
04/04/2026 2:36:43 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: volare737
The toilets in Star Trek are called the food replicators.
89
posted on
04/04/2026 2:48:02 PM PDT
by
HYPOCRACY
(Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
To: V_TWIN
Reminds me of the part in the Lillehammer film where the Islamic guy drops some toilet paper prior to the city council guy demonstrating how to operate the toilet.
90
posted on
04/04/2026 2:48:10 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
( Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads, Curmudgeons & old Geezers)
To: volare737
Babylon 5 covered that. :-)
91
posted on
04/04/2026 2:48:15 PM PDT
by
Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
To: V_TWIN
I was wondering what the backup would be. You don’t want it to, um, back up.
92
posted on
04/04/2026 2:55:34 PM PDT
by
Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
To: ridesthemiles
To: PAR35
No, they'll need more shorts if they don't have a functioning toilet. But then what do you do with those?
Space, as in volume inside the Command Module, is better than Apollo, but is still pretty limited.
94
posted on
04/04/2026 2:59:25 PM PDT
by
Paul R.
(Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
To: cableguymn
...parts are on national backorder..."After putting a million miles on yer terlit, we would like to make a claim." Not gonna happen.
95
posted on
04/04/2026 3:09:20 PM PDT
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: V_TWIN
96
posted on
04/04/2026 3:10:17 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: doc maverick
Better than than an immortal turd, endlessly orbiting the moon, until, in some future eon, it blasts a 50,000 mile per hour hole in an arriving spaceship.
97
posted on
04/04/2026 3:16:58 PM PDT
by
norwaypinesavage
(Observation & experiment are the only means of new knowledge. All else is poetry-Max Planck)
To: V_TWIN
So, did they test it?
You know, with different ‘contributors’ and different varities of processed product?
98
posted on
04/04/2026 3:19:41 PM PDT
by
Scrambler Bob
(Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT. And I am generally full of /S)
To: V_TWIN
Doesn’t matter how much you spend on a toilet if you eat at Taco Bell,
99
posted on
04/04/2026 3:22:30 PM PDT
by
Quickgun
(I got here kicking,screaming and covered in someone else's blood. I can go out that way if I have to)
To: albie
(Cue jingle)…Call Roto Rooter that’s the name and away go troubles down the
drain!
100
posted on
04/04/2026 3:24:38 PM PDT
by
chief lee runamok
(Technical Graduate, Quality Learing Center)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-80, 81-100, 101-120, 121-127 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
