The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission currently hurtling through space have had a largely quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight issues have cropped up that could disrupt their peace of mind.
Then awkwardly watch the poop settle into orbit around the craft.
(Ofc both are jokes, craft doesn’t have enough mass & is manoeuvring too much to really observe a nice orbit, & we all know you shouldn’t expose your butt to aliens, not in this part if the galaxy.)
Plus release of mass in this way would cause the spacecraft to spin or veer off course. Unless multiple astronauts would poop simultaneously, in equal volumes and at equal fart thrusts, on a symmetrical axis around the hull. Due to American over-reliance on technology, I find it hard to believe that NASA would have trained for this eventuality.
… butts out the window & let vacuum do the rest …
Then awkwardly watch the poop settle into orbit around the craft.
(Ofc both are jokes, craft doesn’t have enough mass & is manoeuvring too much to really observe a nice orbit, & we all know you shouldn’t expose your butt to aliens, not in this part if the galaxy.)
Plus release of mass in this way would cause the spacecraft to spin or veer off course. Unless multiple astronauts would poop simultaneously, in equal volumes and at equal fart thrusts, on a symmetrical axis around the hull. Due to American over-reliance on technology, I find it hard to believe that NASA would have trained for this eventuality.
Solid boosters will soon be just some IBS folk holding on to the main capsule.