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"Proud to call myself the space plumber": Christina Koch after fixing jammed $30 million Artemis II toilet

20 hours ago April 3, 2026

The Artemis II crew experienced an issue with the Universal Waste Management System aboard the Orion spacecraft. One of the components was jammed, and it made urine collection impossible. But 'space plumber' Christina Koch instantly came to the rescue and fixed the fault. During a live chat with the mission control in Houston, Koch, along with Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen, detailed how they fixed the toilet issue.

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