US EditionMoon-Bound Artemis II Crew Reflects on Wonder of Deep Space Experience: "You Are Special in All of This Emptiness"
Flight controllers are trying to thaw a suspected ice blockage after the crew was told to use collapsible contingency urinals.
- Artemis II astronauts are managing a waste management issue on their Orion capsule after a suspected frozen vent line prevented flight controllers from dumping stored urine, forcing the crew to use Collapsible Contingency Urinals .
- Collins Aerospace holds a roughly $30 million contract, inked in 2015, to design the Universal Waste Management System for Orion, which vents urine outside the capsule while compacting solid waste for return.
- Veteran astronaut Don Pettit described CCUs as reusable containers that replace the need for about 25 pounds of diapers, while Flight Director Judd Frieling confirmed the dumping issue Saturday morning.
- A procedure known as a "bake out" was initiated, with flight controllers reorienting the Orion capsule to allow sunlight to warm the waste water vent line and thaw suspected ice blocking the tank.
- Space toilet issues are common in spaceflight history, ranging from Apollo-era bagged waste to malfunctions on SpaceX's Crew Dragon, though systems have evolved to the International Space Station's advanced recycling version.
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As Artemis II astronauts speed toward the moon, the lunar loo is again on the fritz
The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon, and the toilet aboard the Orion capsule is acting up again. The mission is on track Monday to reach deeper into space than any crewed spacecraft.
Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
HOUSTON (AP) — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar far side as they zoom around. It is the first moon-bound crew in more than 53 years, picking up where…
Halfway to the moon, Artemis crew deals with faulty space toilet
Houston: Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar far side as they zoom around. It is the first moon-bound crew in more than 53 years, picking up where NASA’…
By Jackie Wattles, CNN. The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission, currently hurtling through space, have had, so far, a largely uneventful journey. Very few in-flight problems have arisen that could disrupt their tranquility. Except, of course, for the bathroom. The Artemis II crew, aboard the 5-meter-wide Orion capsule, is facing a waste management issue that emerged early Saturday morning, as the third day of the mission was drawing t…
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