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Chart-topping band Glass Animals have joked that their visit to Nasa two years ago may have caused the trouble with the toilet used by astronauts on the Artemis II mission.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That mission seemed like a success, but when crews began inspecting the heat shield on the bottom of the uncrewed capsule after splashdown, they noticed a problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

A spaceship’s crew returns from a dangerous interplanetary mission and encounters fresh peril on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It was only the biggest mission of his life.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova