Artemis II crew fixes space toilet
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As NASA's Artemis II resolves toilet issue, here's how space toilets got their start in Connecticut
NASA's Artemis II crew reported Wednesday that the spacecraft's toilet was experiencing an issue involving a blinking fault light. The crew was able to return the toilet back to normal operations by "following the proximity operations demonstration," according to NASA.
How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? The answer involves vacuum systems, years of design, and a $23 million upgrade.
The Orion spacecraft will take four crew members and one commode around the moon and back as part of the Artemis II mission. In April 2025, National Geographic worked with NASA and filmed the astronauts at an Orion space capsule model in Houston.
Managing human waste in space has long been a technical challenge, and NASA’s Artemis II mission reflects a major shift in approach. At the centre of this is the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS),
Forget all the scientific advances, the most popular question asked of astronauts is much more primal: How do you use the restroom? Suction is needed to counteract the lack of gravity, and it's not much more complicated than that, according to European ...
There are now 10 toilets in space.
ProcureAM CEO and founder Andrew Chanin discusses the Artemis II mission, the companies investing in space and the broader space economy on ‘Making Money.’
The Artemis II astronauts launched but are still in Earth orbit. They will soon begin their journey toward the moon.