The #spacesuits on #Artemis II should be able to sustain astronauts for up to six days. Once Artemis II is on its way to the #Moon 🌙, the mission’s trajectory is designed to bring it back to Earth even if Orion hits a snag.

Artemis I : During Orion’s return through Earth’s atmosphere, material from the capsule’s heatshield had broken off in chunks. There was a similarly problematic heatshield already installed on the crew capsule for Artemis II https://www.planetary.org/articles/whats-keeping-the-artemis-astronauts-safe

#HumanSpaceflightSecurity

10:05 p.m. ET (4:05 am CEST)
The #Artemis II crew reported a problem with their toilet 🚽, a blinking fault light

11:35 p.m. ET (5:35 am CEST)
The proximity operations have concluded. The Orion capsule will move away from the upper stage

11:41 p.m. ET (5:41 am CEST)
Before going to sleep 💤, the astronauts have a few more tasks including putting away the #SpaceSuits and troubleshooting the problem with the toilet 🪠

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/01/science/moon-nasa-artemis-launch