"Four astronauts - Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen - will spend 10 days living inside the capsule as they whizz around the moon. During that time, the crew will stay in a tiny, equipment-filled space, no larger than the back of a Ford Transit. While Orion has 30 per cent more space than the Apollo capsule, it is still absolutely tiny for four people."
"Measuring just 3.35 metres (11 feet) in height and five metres (16.5 feet) in diameter at the base, Orion has a habitable volume of just 9.34 cubic metres (330 cubic feet). For comparison, a Ford Transit van typically has 10 cubic metres (353 cubic feet) of storage in the back. Conditions are so cramped that NASA wants to study how the crew physically and psychologically adapt to their time in space."
"Although Orion is equipped with a toilet and washing facilities, many commenters wondered just how hygienic the capsule will be after a week and a half in space. On X (formerly Twitter), one sceptical commenter wrote: 'No mention of how they will be in extremely close quarters and will have to change each other's diapers and wipe. 'The smell would be intolerable.' Another concerned commenter asked: 'Do they change their clothes at all and if so, since there is a woman in the crew, is there privacy for that and toileting?'"
Four crew members will undertake a 10-day Artemis II lunar flyby mission aboard the Orion capsule. The capsule provides a habitable volume of 9.34 cubic metres and measures 3.35 metres tall with a five-metre base diameter, about the size of the back of a Ford Transit. Orion includes toilet and washing facilities, and offers roughly 30% more space than Apollo, yet remains tightly confined for four people. Public concern focuses on hygiene, clothing changes, and privacy in prolonged close quarters. NASA plans to study how isolation, confinement and close living affect crew physical and psychological adaptation.
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