New Delhi, April 5 -- NASA's Artemis II crew has moved more than halfway to the Moon. It is preparing for a historic fly-around that will take them deeper into space than the Apollo missions' astronauts. However, the mission is facing a minor technical issue, with the Orion capsule's toilet malfunctioning.

The four-member crew comprises Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. They are expected to reach the Moon on April 6 and capture images of its far side. This is the first human Moon mission in more than 53 years.

According to Pilot Glover, the Earth now appears very small, while the Moon is growing larger as they approach.

As the toilet malfunctions, NASA has asked astronauts to use backup urine-collection ba...