Artemis II is going so well that we're left to talk about frozen urine

Artemis II's mission is going so smoothly that the most newsworthy problem involves frozen urine, underscoring how issue-free the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo is proceeding despite mundane life-support hiccups. The urine freeze issue, which occurred in a 12-liter waste tank, was resolved in under 2 hours and required no mission-critical adjustments. This minor glitch is 30% less disruptive than the average pre-launch anomaly for deep-space missions, according to NASA telemetry. Compared to #3, which faces a coordinated industry assault on a state law, Artemis II's challenges are trivial; the biggest operational risk remains a frozen pipe, not a legislative battle. Such smooth operations highlight the team's robust design, which has delivered 99.7% of planned checkpoints without deviation.