Artemis II Astronaut Christina Koch Proclaims Herself 'Space Plumber'

The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission are on their way to the moon's orbit, but not without an early scare: the toilet stopped working.

Fortunately, it got back online before there was an, uh, "incident," and it turns out that this was all thanks to astronaut Christina Koch.

The crew gave an interview from inside their Orion capsule, in which they answered questions about the incident and who among them was responsible for fixing it.

"I’m the space plumber, I’m proud to call myself the space plumber," she said. "I like to say that it is probably the most important piece of equipment on board, so we were all breathing a sigh of relief when it turned out to be just fine. It was just an issue of sitting for a long time and needing time to warm up. A priming issue.

"We did originally think that there could be something fouling up the motor, and luckily, we are all systems go."

"Fouling up the motor" was an interesting choice of words…

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I can't imagine Ron Howard and his ball cap will be directing a movie about this anytime soon, but Koch is a hero.

I mean, sure, they could've completed the mission and come back home with a busted toilet, but it would've been a harrowing experience.

Do you remember that Carnival cruise ship that had diarrhea in the hallways?

"Matt, you handsome devil, you're going to need to be more specific."

Oh, yeah, right; the one they call "The Poo Cruise?"

Do you know what the only thing worse than being stuck on a vessel in the Gulf of America (back then it was the Gulf of Mexico) with non-working toilets?

Being stuck in a vessel in the vacuum of space with non-working toilets.

So, when Koch gets home, any smart company (Looking at you, DudeWipes) should be looking to sign her to an endorsement deal for the most heroic moment in bathroom history since the invention of the fart fan.

Hopefully, from here on out, it's smooth sailing — and flushing — for her and the rest of the brave Artemis II crew.