Nasa spacecraft glitch: 'Houston, we have a problem... with the toilet'

HOUSTON — After a successful trip around the Moon, everything has been going smoothly on the Orion spacecraft’s journey back to Earth – except for the $23 million toilet, which has gotten clogged. The system designed to flush wastewater into space is malfunctioning, and Nasa believes that a chemical reaction in the urine treatment system is the culprit. The fecal disposal system, in a separate conduit, is working properly. Astronaut Christina Koch said the so-called Universal Waste Management System was giving off “a burning heater smell.” READ: ‘Historic day’: Artemis II astronauts break space distance record Rick Henfling, flight director […]... Keep on reading: Nasa spacecraft glitch: 'Houston, we have a problem... with the toilet'

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