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2026-04-02 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Toilet on board the Orion spacecraft BREAKS within hours of the Artemis II launch - as ground teams scramble to find a fix

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-02 10:36|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1810 views ] Top

1 Channeling an epic big bag episode.

Posted by 49 Pan 2026-04-02 10:53|| 2026-04-02 10:53|| Front Page Top

2 the Wolowitz Zero-Gravity Human Waste Distribution System

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-04-02 11:03|| 2026-04-02 11:03|| Front Page Top

3 Something to do with NASA's emphasis on the foodie menu?

No I'm not kidding.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-02 13:56|| 2026-04-02 13:56|| Front Page Top

4 Just read it was a fan in the head, a warning light and the issue has been fixed.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2026/04/02/artemis-ii-now-flush-with-success-after-mid-space-toilet-problem-solved/

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-04-02 14:00|| 2026-04-02 14:00|| Front Page Top

5 Reminds me of the time some DOE shitstain decided to cause a national news incident by declaring improper storage at Y-12 of nuclear materials because they were 29" apart instead of 28. The regs said minimum separation 28". I think the dweeb should have been forced to lick a Cobalt 60 source.

Posted by Silentbrick 2026-04-02 14:03|| 2026-04-02 14:03|| Front Page Top

6 DM finds it easier to find issue with moon travelers than whey their country can no longer build a boat fit for the English Channel.

Did you know:
This is the first lunar mission to feature five, that's 5, different flavors of hot sauce, and one menu item is couscous with butternut squash rolled in genuine Made in Canada tortillas?
/NASA

Hey NASA....just trying to help here, but I think your audience, your future backers, are Project: Hail Mary > Star Trek: Learing Academy. Please treat them as better than that.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-02 15:01|| 2026-04-02 15:01|| Front Page Top

7 And some insist DEI is dead.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-04-02 16:35|| 2026-04-02 16:35|| Front Page Top

8 Should give them MREs.

The new hotness: Powdered hot sauce coming soon to MREs

Bet they're really good.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-02 16:44|| 2026-04-02 16:44|| Front Page Top

9 I remember when MREs first came out, McIlhenny offered a 'cookbook', with various combos of MRE contents, along with a camo tabasco carrier that fit a equipment belt.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-04-02 17:41|| 2026-04-02 17:41|| Front Page Top

10 DM is no better than the National Enquirer when I was a kid standing in the line at the grocery store. I would be surprised if those idiots could wipe their own ass.

Posted by chris 2026-04-02 19:34|| 2026-04-02 19:34|| Front Page Top

11 DM is no better than the National Enquirer when I was a kid standing in the line at the grocery store. I would be surprised if those idiots could wipe their own ass.

Jimmy Kimmel: plumbers are so dumb lol

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-02 20:41|| 2026-04-02 20:41|| Front Page Top

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