# The $30M space toilet froze 200,000 miles out. NASA spun the spacecraft at the sun.

- slug: the-30m-space-toilet-froze-200000-miles-out-nasa-spun-the-spacecraft-at-the-sun
- date: 2026-04-05
- category: Space & Aerospace

The $30M Orion toilet froze 200,000 miles out. NASA fixed it by spinning the spacecraft. The failure data is worth more than any ground test — because the Mars version has to work for years, not days.

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