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Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record

Phys · · 549 words · By Marcia Dunn
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What to know about Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record

The article reports on the Artemis II mission, highlighting a toilet malfunction in the Orion capsule and the crew's progress toward breaking Apollo 13's distance record. It notes the historical significance of the mission, including Canada's role and the participation of first-time lunar astronauts.

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What happened

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13's record Andrew Zinin lead editor Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than…

Why it matters

On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again.

Common ground

The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar far side as they zoom around.

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The article reports on the Artemis II mission, highlighting a toilet malfunction in the Orion capsule and the crew's progress toward breaking Apollo 13's distance record. It notes the historical significance of the mission, including Canada's role and the participation of first-time lunar astronauts.

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Claim 1: “NASA aims for a landing by two astronauts near the lunar south pole in 2028.”
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Claim 2: “It is the first moon-bound crew in more than 53 years.”
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Claim 3: “A version of the Artemis II toilet was tested on the International Space Station several years ago.”
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Claim 4: “The Artemis II toilet is still open for No. 2 business.”
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Claim 5: “The Artemis II astronauts are set to reach their destination Monday.”
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Claim 6: “Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026. The ten-day mission is crewed by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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Claim 7: “Artemis II is poised to set a distance record for humans, traveling more than 252,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) from Earth.”
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Claim 8: “Engineers suspect ice may be blocking the line that is preventing urine from completely flushing overboard.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andre Douglas (born December 11, 1985) is an American systems engineer, a Coast Guard Reserve officer, and NASA astronaut, and was chosen as a backup crew member for the Artemis II mission under NASA'…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artemis II is an ongoing United States spaceflight mission sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon. It launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026. The ten-day mission is crewed by …
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Claim 9: “The Artemis II toilet malfunctioned following Wednesday's liftoff and has been hit-and-miss ever since.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost, or simply Blue Ghost, is a class of lunar landers designed and manufactured by the American company Firefly Aerospace. Firefly builds and operates Blue Ghost landers to d…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed M…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victor Jerome Glover Jr. (born April 30, 1976) is a United States Navy captain, test pilot and NASA astronaut. He piloted the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Sp…
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Claim 10: “Hansen, Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch are the world's first lunar astronauts since Apollo 17's crew of three in 1972.”
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Claim 11: “Jeremy Hansen is the first non-U.S. citizen to fly to the moon.”
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Claim 12: “Christina Koch and Victor Glover are the first female and first Black astronauts to the moon, respectively.”
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