The crew of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission, in collaboration with Mission Control, successfully restored the Orion spacecraft’s toilet system after it experienced a repeated problem following Wednesday’s launch (US local time) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.“Prior to the apogee burn on April 1, the Artemis II crew reported a flashing malfunction and mission control teams successfully assessed the data and worked with the crew to troubleshoot and resolve the issue,” the US space agency said in a statement.Click here for live updates“Pleased to report that the toilet is available for use. We recommend allowing the system to come up to operating speed before donating fluids,” the BBC quoted Mission Control as saying.The issue was reported by Christina Koch, one of the four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission. He faced the problem just seconds after starting the toilet.The toilet is located on the “floor” of the capsule, which has a door and curtain for privacy. It is an improved version of an experimental toilet that was sent to the International Space Station in 2020. That station toilet is currently out of order, although the other two are functioning normally.Also read: Artemis II astronauts manually pilot Orion: NASA video shows spacecraft heading to the moonNASA’s Artemis II missionArtemis II marks humanity’s return to orbit around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The mission also has the potential to surpass the distance record set during the Apollo era, penetrating deeper into deep space than any previous human endeavor.The mission is led by Mission Commander Reed Wiseman, 50, a former US Navy officer and NASA astronaut since 2009. The Orion spacecraft is being piloted by 49-year-old Victor Glover, a Navy veteran who moved to NASA from a role as a U.S. Senate legislative advisor.Christina Koch is the only female member of the crew and is going to be the first woman to reach around the Moon. An experienced engineer who has conducted research in Antarctica, she holds the record for the longest continuous space flight by a woman.The team includes Jeremy Hansen, 50, who represents the Canadian Space Agency and is the only non-American astronaut on the mission. A former fighter pilot, Hansen will be the first non-American to visit the Moon’s neighborhood.(with AP input)