""I'm proud to call myself the space plumber," she later told mission control. "We were all breathing a sigh of relief when it turned out to be just fine.""
""We just wanted to let you know that toilet right now is no go for use as we stick with the predetermined limit for now," Jenni Gibbons, capsule communicator (CAPCOM) at Mission Control, told the astronauts around 4 pm Eastern time."
""The Collapsible Contingency Urinal is an emergency device designed to allow astronauts to relieve themselves in case their space toilet were to malfunction.""
The Artemis 2 mission encountered difficulties with the Universal Waste Management System, a $30 million space toilet. Initial issues arose when the toilet's fan jammed due to insufficient water. After astronaut Christina Koch added water, the system functioned. However, the toilet malfunctioned again due to a clogged vent tube from frozen urine. The crew was informed that the toilet was off-limits for use, leading them to rely on an emergency device called the Collapsible Contingency Urinal for waste management.
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