How do astronauts go to the bathroom in space? The answer involves vacuum systems, years of design, and a $23 million upgrade ...

Do astronauts really flush waste into space? Not quite. NASA’s Orion spacecraft uses advanced vacuum-based systems to safely ...

For the entirety of the Artemis II mission, the use of a space toilet caught the public eye, both when it worked properly and ...

“Houston, we have a problem,” and this time it’s a toilet issue aboard NASA’s Artemis II moon mission on the Orion spacecraft. Within hours after four astronauts were launched into space to orbit the ...

Apollo astronauts peed into roll-on cuffs and pooped into bags in the presence of their crewmates, but the Artemis 2 crew will have access to a real bathroom.

NASA engineers designed a state of the art toilet system to go onboard both Artemis II and the International Space Station, ...

The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have encountered intermittent complications with their ...

Mission Control isn't concerned about the Orion toilet smell, but is looking into to it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...

NASA’s moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate, and not just because their launch went so well. Their toilet is now working. The so-called lunar loo malfunctioned as soon as the Artemis II crew ...