Artemis II astronauts notice burning smell, Orion toilet still functioning
NASA's Artemis II Moon mission ran into a quirky moment when astronauts noticed a burning smell coming from the Orion spacecraft's toilet.
Jeremy Hansen described it as some sort of burning odor in the hygiene bay, and Christina Koch said it was the kind of burning heater smell.
Thankfully, Mission Control checked things out and said there were no serious problems. The toilet still works just fine.
Crew preparing 4,000-mile Moon flyby
The crew, including Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover, are now prepping for their close flyby of the Moon, getting within about 6437km.
The mission has gone smoothly since launching on April 1, with astronauts practicing manual controls and brushing up on lunar geography.
This is NASA's first trip to the Moon with people since 1972, aiming to set up future lunar landings and maybe even a permanent Moon base by 2032.