How Space Toilets Actually Work

Last month, the astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, bringing their journey around the moon to a close.

“The Daily” asked children to send in questions for the crew. The astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — sat down with Rachel Abrams to answer them.

Guest: The Artemis II astronauts: Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman.

Background reading: 

• The mission took the astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in history and reminded us how small we are.
• The Artemis II splashdown gave NASA momentum in a renewed moon race.

Photo: The New York Times

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