(CNN) — The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission had very few in-flight issues, but one they had to deal with was the toilet. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule experienced a waste management-related problem that arose in the early hours of Saturday as Day 3 was winding down. “It’s an issue with dumping the waste out of the toilet,” Artemis II Flight Director Judd Frieling told reporters Saturday morning. Until, at last, around midnight Eastern time, mission control delivered the long-awaited update: “Breaking news,” mission control’s capsule communicator, Jacki Mahaffey, told the crew. “Thank you!”The frozen vent line was not the crew’s only run-in with toilet troubles.

Source: CNN April 05, 2026 19:16 UTC