Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.org · 1 month agoMore than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problemedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkMore than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problemedition.cnn.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Space@beehaw.org · 1 month agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoHaven’t they done this before? Hopefully they have a backup system or a way to heat the pipes.
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 month agoThey’ve done this many time, and, apparently, didn’t think of it. Per the article, they turned the shuttle to face the sun, so the piss melts.
minus-squareMycatiskai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoNext problem, they have to waste fuel turning the ship to defrost the piss. Or they have to turn the ship after peeing to freeze the shit because it stinks.
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoThey don’t even need to burn fuel to turn the ship. If it has reaction wheels or CMGs they can do it by making a few minor adjustments in the gimbals or reaction wheel speeds.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoI’m not sure they need much fuel anymore, their current trajectory gets them around the moon and back towards earth using just the moon’s gravity.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThis is from the same sphere of people who want to walk around on Mars.
Haven’t they done this before?
Hopefully they have a backup system or a way to heat the pipes.
They’ve done this many time, and, apparently, didn’t think of it. Per the article, they turned the shuttle to face the sun, so the piss melts.
Next problem, they have to waste fuel turning the ship to defrost the piss.
Or they have to turn the ship after peeing to freeze the shit because it stinks.
They don’t even need to burn fuel to turn the ship. If it has reaction wheels or CMGs they can do it by making a few minor adjustments in the gimbals or reaction wheel speeds.
I’m not sure they need much fuel anymore, their current trajectory gets them around the moon and back towards earth using just the moon’s gravity.
This is from the same sphere of people who want to walk around on Mars.