Expert Warns Artemis II Crew Not to Fart or They Could Be in Danger

fjo3 writes: There’s one perhaps unusual problem the crew of NASA’s Artemis II has to be mindful of while aboard the spacecraft: their farts.

In an interview with CTV News, science and technology expert Dan Riskin addressed the potential repercussions of a space bathroom or flatulence catastrophe, particularly in light of the fact that Artemis II’s “lunar loo” temporarily stopped working April 3rd.

The crew called into Mission Control and was forced to remove the urine hose from the toilet’s cradle in order to reactive it, which fortunately did the trick.

Astronaut Christina Koch celebrated the feat, laughing about being the “space plumber.”

“I’m proud to call myself the space plumber,” she joked. “I like to say that it is probably the most important piece of equipment on board.”