# Taking a Toilet Break 250,000 Miles from Earth

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Podcast: [Y'all-itics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/y-all-itics-637213)
Published: 2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.wfaa.com/yallitics
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NASA’s Artemis II mission is a go. And four astronauts will soon travel farther from Earth and closer to the Moon than any human in more than 50 years. The mission will be full of “firsts” and “farthests” in an effort to get humans ready to once again step foot on the lunar surface and eventually travel to Mars. In this early release episode of Y’all-itics, retired, and highly decorated, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy explains why it matters, what it means when the astronauts wave across the ditch, and how in the world they take a toilet break among four people inside a studio apartment traveling at speeds up to 25,000 mph. GUEST Chris Cassidy, Retired NASA Astronaut

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