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Artemis Astronauts Overcome Toilet Trouble and Officially Head Toward the Moon

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Houston, we have a potty problem The Artemis II crew reported an issue with the toilet shortly after takeoff. NASA HQ PHOTO, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons On April 1, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket sent four astronauts on a mission to the moon in the Artemis program’s first crewed flight. The lunar flyby will be the first time humans have been in the moon’s vicinity in more than 50 years. But not long after the crew took off, they ran into a problem: trouble with their spacecraft’s toilet. Compared to the severely dangerous environment just outside the Orion spacecraft , a malfunctioning toilet might seem trivial. But the team nonetheless breathed a sigh of relief when they received the all-clear to use the bathroom appliance. Shortly after launching, Orion’s toilet, called the Universal Waste Management System , displayed a blinking fault light, according to a NASA blog update . Luckily, the astronauts were able to work with the team back on Earth to remedy the situation.…

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