{"id":513813,"date":"2026-04-05T07:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/513813\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T07:10:11","slug":"astronauts-report-burning-smell-coming-from-artemis-iis-23m-toilet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/513813\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronauts report burning smell coming from Artemis II&#8217;s $23M toilet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       4 Apr 2026, 21:15 Updated: 10h ago        <\/p>\n<p class=\"_abstract_eo4rj_72\">The advanced toilet system, which cost around $23million, previously malfunctioned after takeoff.<\/p>\n<p> 4 Apr 2026, 21:15  | Updated: 10h ago <\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Artemis II crew, now in space, have reported multiple issues with their $23million toilet - including a recent burning smell.\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"804076\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/804076.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    The Artemis II crew, now in space, have reported multiple issues with their $23million toilet &#8211; including a recent burning smell.<\/p>\n<p>Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-this-image-726463874.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Astronauts on board Artemis II are reporting a mysterious burning smell coming from the toilet system onboard the rocket. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The advanced toilet system, which cost around $23million, previously malfunctioned after takeoff. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Astronaut Christna Koch radioed mission control on Saturday, saying: &#8220;Regarding the smell, I just wanted to make sure you were all tracking the EGS notes of the kind of burning heater smell that was coming from the toilet several times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The source was not identified exactly, but had been recorded as an &#8220;unknown smell&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/article\/nasa-first-photos-artemis-ii-5HjdXJz_2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more: &#8216;Hello, World&#8217;: NASA shares first photos of Earth taken by Artemis II<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/article\/green-party-55mph-motorway-speed-limit-5HjdXKh_2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Read more: Green Party plans 55mph motorway speed limit as Tories slam &#8216;war on drivers&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.\" class=\"content-image\" data-image-catalogue-id=\"804077\" width=\"660\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/804077.webp\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>    NASA&#8217;s Artemis II moon rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center&#8217;s Launch Pad 39-B on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Picture: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamy.com\/stock-photo-nasas-art-726317927.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\nAlamy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">The new smell has been described as similar to an old electric heater that hasn&#8217;t been used in a while, according to the report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">She previously fixed the toilet on Thursday, after the urine hose experienced a malfunction shortly after launch, according to reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">After initially hearing about the smell, NASA flight controllers had attributed it to the orange insulation on the toilet&#8217;s hygiene bay door. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-text\">Despite the aroma, the crew has been cleared to continue using the facilities, and Mission Control has said there are no &#8220;major concerns&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 Apr 2026, 21:15 Updated: 10h ago The advanced toilet system, which cost around $23million, previously malfunctioned after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[90,416,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-513813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-space","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}