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​The world's first all-civilian astronaut crew faced an unexpected problem when they flew into orbit earlier this month — they had to fix the toilet fan after it set off an alarm.

The Inspiration4 mission took off on September 16, sending four civilian astronauts into orbit for three days onboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

Toilets in space have fans to generate suction, ensuring any human waste goes in the right direction — but the fan on the spacecraft malfunctioned, triggering an alarm, crew member Jared Isaacman said.