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The Big Bang Theory: Howard Could Help with Artemis II Issues: Helberg
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg offers Howard Wolowitz's space expertise to help the Artemis II crew deal with their plumbing issues.
Article Summary
- Simon Helberg jokes about sending his Big Bang Theory character Howard to help Artemis II's space toilet woes.
- The actor shares a playful Instagram selfie with a plunger, saluting NASA's Artemis II astronauts in orbit.
- Howard Wolowitz was featured as a NASA engineer and astronaut during key Big Bang Theory space episodes.
- The show's attention to authentic space details made Howard's astronaut adventures fan favorites on HBO Max.
From one fake astronaut to the real NASA astronauts of Artemis II, actor Simon Helberg is ready to serve his country. The Big Bang Theory star responded to the plumbing issues the craft was experiencing with its toilet hours following its launch. The actor, referencing his signature role as aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz, shared a selfie on Instagram saluting the astronauts with his right hand and a plunger in the other, writing, "I'm here if you need me." Artemis II, which launched on April 6th, is a planned 10-day space mission and is currently a week in as a planned lunar flyby on a similar trajectory to the Apollo 8 mission in 1968, with a four-person crew.
The Big Bang Theory Star Simon Helberg Pokes Fun at Artemis II Plumbing Issues
Howard was recruited to fly for NASA, given his expertise as an engineer and his work in robotics, in season five. He officially made his space flight in the season finale "The Countdown Reflection," which took him to the International Space Station and returned in the season six premiere, "The Date Night Variable," with the next four episodes dedicated to his adventures in space. While there were productions that went above and beyond, sending actors up in planes for weightless scenes, like Apollo 13 (1995), CBS filmed Helberg's space-related scenes at its soundstage.
"I collected things that looked like what was in the actual space station. I watched the video of the station probably 20 times, trying to pick out all these different things, and there were so many surprises in the stuff you saw attached to the walls with Velcro so they wouldn't float around," series set decorator Ann Shea told collectSPACE. Howard's space flight would be one of the character's biggest accomplishments, alongside being the first among his friends at Cal Tech to start a family with Bernadette (Melissa Rauch). The Big Bang Theory, which ran for 12 seasons from 2007 to 2019, is available to stream on HBO Max.
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