Artemis II Nears Moon

While the mission is proceeding successfully, the crew continues to grapple with a recurring malfunction of the spacecraft's waste management system.

NASA officials noted that the fixation on the "lunar loo" is a natural human reaction to the realities of long-duration spaceflight.

The crew is preparing for a manual control test of the Orion capsule as they approach Monday's scheduled flyby.

This mission marks the first crewed voyage beyond Earth's orbit in over half a century.