Artemis 2 astronaut takes a 'bath' on way to moon

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Artemis 2 astronauts — now halfway to the moon — report 'burning smell' from toilet, but everything's fine
Mission Control isn't concerned about the Orion toilet smell, but is looking into to it.

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Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record
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Artemis 2 astronaut takes a 'bath' on way to the moon as the cameras roll
More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are grappling with a toilet problem
The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule has a waste management-related problem that arose in the early hours of Saturday as Day 3 was winding down.

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Artemis II reaches halfway mark on journey to the moon, NASA shares update
Artemis II astronauts share first stunning images of Earth en route to moon
Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth
The first image, called Hello, World, shows the vast expanse of blue that is the Atlantic Ocean, framed by a glow of the atmosphere as the Earth eclipses the Sun and green auroras at either pole.

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An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video)

That seems to be what happened Friday (April 3), when astronaut Victor Glover, the pilot of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon, suddenly took off his shirt in full view of a live camera feed on the Orion spacecraft after his daily workout.
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Space Force budget would more than double in Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense plan

The White House on April 3 outlined a $1.5 trillion national defense budget, a roughly 42% increase that would mark the largest military topline in U.S. history. The proposal frames the increase as a push to rebuild industrial capacity and accelerate new programs, including a missile defense architecture known as Golden Dome for America.