Astronaut Christina Koch details broken toilet ordeal, “great” showers in space – CBS News Watch CBS News Artemis astronaut Christina Koch explained the crew’s broken toilet troubles and why she thinks showers in space “are great.” The crew appeared on “CBS Mornings” for a CBS News town hall. Source link
The Artemis II crew addressed how they handled the toilet troubles aboard their historic mission around the moon while taking questions from children live on “CBS Mornings.” The plumbing issues became headline news in the first days of the Artemis mission. The crew had intermittent toilet trouble from the first day of the mission. When … Read more
The Artemis II crew addressed on “CBS Mornings” the issues they had with the toilet during their historic spaceflight. Astronaut Victor Glover explained the toilet actually didn’t fail, saying “it was the venting system that emptied the tank.” Source link
HOUSTON — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious … Read more
The Artemis II astronauts, on track for a flight around the dark side of the moon Monday, faced a relatively quiet day aboard their Orion crew capsule Saturday while engineers on the ground worked to solve a toilet issue. Overnight, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen reached … Read more
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“There were no issues with the vehicle itself,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Wednesday in a post-launch news briefing. “Comms with the crew have been restored. We’re actively working the issue.” The crew also reported a blinking fault light while they were testing their onboard toilet Wednesday. Called the Universal Waste Management System, the toilet … Read more
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A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, the scientists said in … Read more