Caught short in space: Astronauts face toilet trouble on Moon mission [View all]

When launching a rocket into space, astronauts must prepare for any number of unforeseen problems, from fuel leaks to faulty sensors.

The last issue they might expect at the critical moment is a toilet malfunction – but Nasa astronauts were forced to hold their bladders for the first six hours on board the Orion spacecraft.

At least one of the four astronauts on the Artemis II mission to the Moon had to relieve themselves in a Nasa-approved bag after a fan in the toilet’s control system malfunctioned shortly after take-off, a Nasa administrator said.

The 10-day mission, launched on Wednesday, is set to take astronauts to the far side of the Moon – and, potentially, further than humans have ever gone into space before.

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