Artemis II Suffers Toilet Problems Just Hours After Launch

This is a pretty crappy situation.

Literally!

Just hours after launching the Artemis II which is set to make a trip to the moon has already suffered some minor problems.

One of the problems is that the toilet onboard is already malfunctioning.

Fox News reported the latest update on the ongoing problems onboard the Artemis II:

NASA officials said the Artemis II mission is proceeding as planned after launch, even as engineers work through several minor issues during the spacecraft’s early hours in orbit.

Among the items being addressed are a brief communications disruption, a toilet system controller issue and a water tank valve that was found in the wrong position during ascent and is expected to be reset.

Officials also reported a minor electronics “transient” caused by radiation, a known phenomenon seen on previous missions that was handled automatically by onboard systems.

Despite the issues, NASA stressed that none of the problems have impacted the mission or crew safety.

“This is a flight test,” Dr. Lori Glaze, Deputy Associate Administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate said. “We anticipate to have a lot of these.”

The four astronauts, meanwhile, are adapting to life in zero gravity after launch, a period that can be physically demanding as the body adjusts from Earth’s gravity.

The crew appears to be feeling well while managing a packed schedule of early mission tasks.

NASA says it will take a few hours to troubleshoot the Artemis toilet

— Steve Lookner (@lookner) April 2, 2026

Here’s what the toilet on the Artemis II looks like:

speaking of the Artemis II toilet, National Geographic and Christina Koch actually gave a tour of what it looks like https://t.co/AvLT08P1fy pic.twitter.com/VR2lN3UJpg

— Sassington, M.C. (@MissSassbox) April 2, 2026

USA Today provided the latest update on the toilet:

he Artemis II mission crew flushed out an issue with their onboard toilet system shortly after launching into space on April 1, NASA said.

The astronauts worked with NASA’s mission control team in Houston to restore the Orion spacecraft’s toilet to “normal operations” after an issue arose post-launch, the agency said.

NASA said in a blog post that the crew “reported a blinking fault light” related to the toilet system prior to conducting an engine maneuver known as the apogee raise burn on April 1.

“Mission control teams successfully assessed the data and worked with the crew to troubleshoot and resolve the issue,” the agency said.

During a post-launch news conference, NASA Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya described the problem as “a controller issue with the toilet.”