MachPoint78
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JUST IN: The Artemis II toilet’s vent froze over, potentially causing the terrible smell astronauts reported. NASA is tilting the space ship toward the Sun to try & thaw it out.



100 years ago today, Gus Grissom was born. One of the original seven Mercury astronauts, Grissom was the second American in space and the first NASA astronaut to fly in space twice.



70% of Canadians say they're less likely to travel to the US in 2026, according to Leger

“I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber.” Mission specialists like @Astro_Christina train for all roles so they can jump in wherever they’re needed. Sometimes that means fixing vital machinery, like the spacecraft toilet.







JUST IN: Trump's latest budget proposal includes ~$175 million for NASA to establish a lunar base on the moon.




Humanity began its return to the lunar environment after 53 years at 6:35pm ET yesterday with the liftoff of Artemis II














