Artemis II astronauts made grim discovery moments after lift off

A NASA spokesperson explained it like this:
“It’s not their No. 1 problem, but it may be a problem for going number one.”

The toilet on Orion is more advanced than older ones, providing astronauts with greater comfort and privacy than during the Apollo missions. But this situation shows that even advanced technology can have problems once it leaves Earth.

Luckily, one of the astronauts, Christina Koch, helped fix the problem. She took apart parts of the toilet and, with Houston’s help over the radio, managed to repair it.

“Happy to report that the toilet is good for use,” CapCom Amy Dill said. “We do recommend letting the system get up to operating speed before donating fluid and then letting it run a little bit after donation.”

“We are cheers all around,” Koch responded.

We are wishing the astronauts all the best on their 10-day journey to the moon.