[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/n...mission-update

Good job, the Toilet
has now been fixed

Surely that was an April Fool ?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Surely that was an April Fool ?

No
Malfunctions are common

[Crimson Dynamo]

The distance is more than you may think

If Earth was a ball 8 inches in diameter, the moon would be 2 inches across and orbit 20 feet away.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

No
Malfunctions are common

Well why share something so insignificant when there are a thousand other interesting things to share

[arista]

Originally Posted by Zizu

Well why share something so insignificant when there are a thousand other interesting things to share

It was on Every News.


This is a First,
Never before was there a toilet


So, as it took off, it was not working
now it is

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

It was on Every News.


This is a First,
Never before was there a toilet


So, as it took off, it was not working
now it is

I just don’t want to know that these super heroic people are going to the toilet full stop .. never mind going in plastic bags


There’s so much else to keep us enthralled

[LaLaLand]

I’ve been checking updates all day, fascinates me all this stuff. The NASA Orion camera has been a bit patchy though - just a blank, blue screen for most of the afternoon.

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LaLaLand

I’ve been checking updates all day, fascinates me all this stuff. The NASA Orion camera has been a bit patchy though - just a blank, blue screen for most of the afternoon.

Same .. apart from toileting issues

[arista]

Yes, on their return (10days)
it is due to come in faster

[James]

Originally Posted by James

🚀 Artemis II – Timeline After Launch

T+0 → Launch
Liftoff aboard Space Launch System

T+8–12 minutes → Earth Orbit insertion
Core stage shutdown and separation
Orion inserted into temporary Earth orbit

T+1.5–2 hours → Translunar Injection (TLI)
Upper stage performs burn to send Orion toward the Moon
Orion separates and begins independent flight

T+1 day → Systems checks & outbound cruise
Life support, navigation, communications fully tested
Crew conducts manual flying demonstrations

T+3–4 days → Lunar flyby (closest approach)
Orion passes behind and around the Moon
Free-return trajectory set for Earth return

T+4–5 days → Begin return to Earth
Spacecraft heads back after lunar swingby

T+8–10 days → Re-entry & splashdown
High-speed atmospheric re-entry
Splashdown in Pacific Ocean

⏱️ Total mission duration
Roughly 8–10 days from launch to splashdown

ChatGPT was a bit inaccurate here. I couldn't find a timeline for this when I searched on Google.

[arista]

[Zizu]

That damn toilet apparently cost £17.4 million




Someone please explain

[bots]

Originally Posted by Zizu

That damn toilet apparently cost £17.4 million




Someone please explain

it's not a mass produced item, and it has to be super lightweight.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bots

it's not a mass produced item

…I did actually Google ‘loos for space rockets retail suppliers’ and Portaloos Hire came up…all online suppliers anyway, nothing on the high street that I could find…which is good because a high street supplier would probably be loo-ted atm…

Spoiler:

[bots]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I did actually Google ‘loos for space rockets retail suppliers’ and Portaloos Hire came up…all online suppliers anyway, nothing on the high street that I could find…which is good because a high street supplier would probably be loo-ted atm…

Spoiler:

It certainly wont be armitage shanks

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by bots

it's not a mass produced item, and it has to be super lightweight.

I could make one out of Aero bubbles for less than 17 million quid !!