Just hours after the Artemis II mission successfully launched its historic deep space lunar flyby, the four-person crew experienced a problem with the Orion spacecraft’s high-tech toilet. Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch - the only woman onboard the 10-day mission - first reported the issue to Mission Control not long after Wednesday night’s breathtaking liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.
“The toilet fan is reported to be jammed,” NASA spokesperson Gary Jordan said during live mission commentary, according to Space.com. “Now the ground teams are coming up with instructions on how to get into the fan and clear that area to revive the toilet for the mission.”
The astronauts in the meantime employed their contingency “waste management capabilities specifically for urine.”
Hours after Koch reported the issue to Mission, flight controllers walked her through the steps get the toilet up and running again.” Houston, Integrity, good checkout,” Koch said after trying the fix as she hurtled through space.
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Not only do we now have the first black on the way to the moon, and the first woman on the way to the moon, but we also have the first plumber, and a woman plumber, even better. Now, if we really want NASA to be all inclusive, does she happen to be a female lesbian transgender mixed-race plumber?
ReplyDeleteIt was going to be one problem or another to keep this craft from going "to the moon." April Fool's Day no less. Like a giant slap in the face to everyone picking up the bills.
ReplyDeleteWas it designed by Howard Wolowitz?
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