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AI6YR Ben 1d ago

"...put the frozen urine into the sun...." 🤔

CNN: More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are grappling with a toilet problem

https://lite.cnn.com/2026/04/04/science/artemis-2-toilet-malfunction

#space #pee

More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problem

Toilet issues have plagued the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission as the Orion capsule on its way to the moon.

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AI6YR Ben 1d ago

Here we are floating in outer space
Only problem with this place
Is the toilet's stuck and it won't flush
I think the pee has turned to slush
Ah crap, what do you do
When you cannot take a number two

#spaceship #poem (human)

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vxo 1d ago

@ai6yr
This all just irrationally amused me because of this thing
https://www.kg4cyx.net/fixing-the-space-station-toilet-harris-powercd/

Fixing the Space Station Toilet (Harris PowerCD)

A couple weeks ago I was at the tower making bad jokes about the liquid cooled EEV ESCIOT tube based Harris PowerCD transmitter being a space station toilet. Really, it’s a three stall restro…

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AI6YR Ben 1d ago

@vxo LOL

This reminds me, I was listening in on an astronaut talking to some kids at a school (direct, VHF)... at 1:36

Astronaut Luca Parmitano KF5KDP

"I personally think the most important job (on the ISS) is fixing the toilet..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUYpi1i4hpM

#space #toilet