Toilet Troubles Haunting Artemis II Crew

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Space may be the final frontier, but the Artemis II crew is still grappling with earthly headaches.

The Artemis II crew reported issues with the Orion spacecraft’s toilet after noticing a burning smell on Friday. “For me, it was some sort of burning odor, and then it was definitely in the hygiene bay.

And when I opened up the hygiene bay, the rest of the crew could smell it pretty much immediately,” Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen said.

Hansen explained that the crew had been warned prior to liftoff that such smells could arise, describing the possible odor as similar to what you smell when you “turn on a heater that’s been sitting for a while.” Fellow mission specialist Christina Koch described it as “the kind of burning heater smell.” According to Mission Control, it may be caused by insulation around the hygiene bay’s door. “Overall, we don’t have any major concerns,” Mission Control told the crew in response to their worries.

They are allowed to continue using the hygiene bay as usual.

Artemis is NASA’s first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years, serving as a critical test flight for future lunar landings.

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