CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.– After investing nearly three days in space, SpaceXs Inspiration4 team may have more gratitude for the centers here on Earth– specifically, the toilets. The historic all-civilian SpaceX objective, which released Sept. 15 and effectively crashed on Saturday (Sept. 18), went off without a hitch, except for a small concern with the Dragons onboard toilet. “It was spick-and-span mission from start to end up,” SpaceXs Benji Reed, who leads human spaceflight programs, said throughout a post-flight news conference Saturday night. “We had a couple of problems that we worked, we did work something on the Waste Management System, however that was worked [out] fine and, you understand, the team was happy and healthy.”Details are still limited regarding what occurred with the area toilet, but the anomaly involved its suction fan, according to Reed. The suction fan is accountable for removing waste items. Video: Splashdown! SpaceX Inspiration4 team back on EarthRelated: Inspiration4: SpaceXs historic private spaceflight in photosHistorically, crews that have ridden aboard the Dragon were in transit to the International Space Station and so just remained in the spacecraft for 24 hours or less at a time. The facilities likely saw more use throughout the Inspiration4 objective, considering that this team lived inside the Dragon pill for roughly three days. Dragons toilet lies near the crafts nosecone, which is likewise where the cupola window lies on the Inspiration4 capsule. (The cupola replaced the docking mechanism other Crew Dragons use to link to the spaceport station.) European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared a picture of Crew Dragons toilet on Twitter. (Image credit: Thomas Pesquet)According to Reed, the forward hatch had actually to be closed while the facilities were in use, hence preventing a crewmember from looking out the massive window while functioning. That means no sweeping views of Earth from space for astronauts utilizing Dragons toilet, a possibility that was meant by the missions leader and financier Jared Isaacman prior to flight.However, the experience of utilizing the Dragon area toilet remains something of a secret without any details from crewmembers yet revealed.Follow Amy Thompson on Twitter @astrogingersnap. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom or Facebook.
SpaceX Inspiration4 crew back on EarthRelated: Inspiration4: SpaceXs historic personal spaceflight in photosHistorically, crews that have ridden aboard the Dragon were in transit to the International Space Station and so just stayed in the spacecraft for 24 hours or less at a time. European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet shared an image of Crew Dragons toilet on Twitter. That means no sweeping views of Earth from space for astronauts using Dragons toilet, a possibility that was hinted at by the objectives leader and investor Jared Isaacman before flight.However, the experience of using the Dragon space toilet remains something of a secret without any details from crewmembers yet revealed.Follow Amy Thompson on Twitter @astrogingersnap.
