<p>Turns out, even a NASA mission isn't immune to Microsoft problems. Astronauts on Artemis II faced a problem with the email platform Outlook, triggering a meme fest. Seven hours after launch, Reid Wiseman, the mission’s commander, reported the problem with the email app to the Houston-based mission control. According to the message, there were "two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working". He asked them "to remote in and check the Optimus and those two Outlooks." Mission control told Wiseman that they would join through the shuttle’s personal computing device, the specialised tablets on board the capsule, to fix the problem. It is not known whether the problem was fixed or is still ongoing. According to Engadget, Wiseman has a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet and the Artemis II livestream hasn't shown a resolution to the Outlook issue yet. The astronauts had the Outlook (New) and Outlook (Classic) apps installed, but neither of them opened.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Microsoft Outlook malfunctioning in space has left people rolling their eyeballs and laughing at a problem they are all too familiar with on Earth. Earlier, the astronauts faced a problem with the toilet, which had to be affixed manually after the launch. The NASA livestream also showed Wiseman punching in his PIN on the tablet, exposing a security detail that was caught by eagle-eyed netizens. The string of gaffes and troubles soon after launch has left people rolling with laughter. Talking about the Microsoft problem, a user posted a clip from the comedy series Space Force where engineers can be seen battling a Microsoft update problem. The spacecraft is about to loop back in 11 minutes, and just then, the system decided to auto-update and will take 45 minutes, the clip from the series shows. The clip was captioned, "No freaking way microsoft recreate this in real life. WILD."</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Watch the clip here</strong></h2>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">no freaking way microsoft recreate this in real life <br><br>WILD 😭😭😂 <a href="https://t.co/4hbjXIXP8G">https://t.co/4hbjXIXP8G</a> <a href="https://t.co/q8tyMISRxk">pic.twitter.com/q8tyMISRxk</a></p>&mdash; JNS (@_devJNS) <a href="https://twitter.com/_devJNS/status/2039758959767109740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>Another user compared going to space with working from home. "First the toilet breaks and now their email isnt opening. going to the moon is a functionally identical experience to working from home," the person wrote. Another commented, "We are all just like NASA with the same problems, lol. Why there were ever 2 Outlooks still perplexes me."&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I have two versions of outlook and neither of them are working” is actually a generational NASA quote now. Not quite One Small Step but every generation lives in a different world <a href="https://t.co/T1WvlvRRiy">https://t.co/T1WvlvRRiy</a></p>&mdash; Grant Tremblay (@astrogrant) <a href="https://twitter.com/astrogrant/status/2039846347507912908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://t.co/8IieePvbY8">pic.twitter.com/8IieePvbY8</a></p>&mdash; GenX Apathy (@genx_apathy) <a href="https://twitter.com/genx_apathy/status/2039714313078702261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hilarious that they went with outlook. Hope their other design decisions were better considered.</p>&mdash; a Tony (@arealhumantony) <a href="https://twitter.com/arealhumantony/status/2039729110918774909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It&#39;s incredible how Microsoft has managed to destroy the functionality of something so simple as e-mail. We had it all figured out as of like 1993.</p>&mdash; Billy Pandos (@billyp258) <a href="https://twitter.com/billyp258/status/2039710149263163599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">first the toilet breaks and now their email isnt opening. going to the moon is a functionally identical experience to working from home <a href="https://t.co/mScePorsil">https://t.co/mScePorsil</a></p>&mdash; doomer (@uncledoomer) <a href="https://twitter.com/uncledoomer/status/2039724272952734092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>One comment read, "Hilarious that they went with outlook. Hope their other design decisions were better considered." Another hilarious comment read, "Outlook's like that one friend who always cancels plans right at the last minute."</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Artemis II astronauts faced a Microsoft Outlook problem in space, and the internet cannot believe NASA chose the email app for a moon mission. Astronaut Reid Wiseman told mission control that there were two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of them was working.

Turns out, even a NASA mission isn't immune to Microsoft problems. Astronauts on Artemis II faced a problem with the email platform Outlook, triggering a meme fest. Seven hours after launch, Reid Wiseman, the mission’s commander, reported the problem with the email app to the Houston-based mission control. According to the message, there were "two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working". He asked them "to remote in and check the Optimus and those two Outlooks." Mission control told Wiseman that they would join through the shuttle’s personal computing device, the specialised tablets on board the capsule, to fix the problem. It is not known whether the problem was fixed or is still ongoing. According to Engadget, Wiseman has a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet and the Artemis II livestream hasn't shown a resolution to the Outlook issue yet. The astronauts had the Outlook (New) and Outlook (Classic) apps installed, but neither of them opened. Microsoft Outlook malfunctioning in space has left people rolling their eyeballs and laughing at a problem they are all too familiar with on Earth. Earlier, the astronauts faced a problem with the toilet, which had to be affixed manually after the launch. The NASA livestream also showed Wiseman punching in his PIN on the tablet, exposing a security detail that was caught by eagle-eyed netizens. The string of gaffes and troubles soon after launch has left people rolling with laughter. Talking about the Microsoft problem, a user posted a clip from the comedy series Space Force where engineers can be seen battling a Microsoft update problem. The spacecraft is about to loop back in 11 minutes, and just then, the system decided to auto-update and will take 45 minutes, the clip from the series shows. The clip was captioned, "No freaking way microsoft recreate this in real life. WILD." Watch the clip here

<p>Artemis II astronauts faced a Microsoft Outlook problem in space, and the internet cannot believe NASA chose the email app for a moon mission. Astronaut Reid Wiseman told mission control that there were two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of them was working.</p>

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<p>NASA successfully launched the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1. The four-astronaut crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, giving everyone who worked on Artemis for years celebrated. The approximately 10-day mission will see the crew testing systems and doing a flyby of the Moon. The launch window started at 6:24 pm, with the actual launch happening at 6:35 pm. &nbsp;The Artemis crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. NASA previously said that the mission will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are on board the Orion spacecraft Integrity. It is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign. The mission will test systems and hardware in preparation for a future moon landing, currently scheduled for 2028.</p><p>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/artemis-ii-astronaut-a-single-dad-to-two-girls-reveals-he-has-told-them-what-to-do-if-he-dies-1775018063808"><strong>Artemis II astronaut, a single dad to two girls, reveals what he told them before leaving for the Moon</strong></a></p><h2><strong>NASA on Artemis II moon mission</strong></h2><p>NASA said on X, "Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars." The mission will take the four astronauts around the Moon, and into deep space for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. US President Donald Trump congratulated in his Wednesday evening address. "Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis 2, it was quite something," he said. "It will be travelling further than any manned rocket ahs ever flown and go past the moon, go around it and come back home from a distance that has never been done before...these are brave people," he added.</p><p><br>They will fly more than 7,000 kilometres beyond the far side of the Moon, soaking in views that no man has ever seen. This will happen during their return when the spacecraft, Orion, will use the Moon's gravity to slingshot itself towards Earth. After this, it will get caught in Earth's gravity for a safe return home after 10 days. Astronauts will also live-stream from the Moon, sharing crucial pictures and data as they test all systems to check life support systems and other technology. NASA will have another Artemis mission next year, after which Artemis 4 will land humans on the Moon in 2028.</p>

NASA launched the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1 at 6:35 pm ET from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The much-awaited launch will set the stage for a future human landing in 2028. Four astronauts will do a flyby of the Moon in the coming days.

NASA successfully launched the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1. The four-astronaut crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, giving everyone who worked on Artemis for years celebrated. The approximately 10-day mission will see the crew testing systems and doing a flyby of the Moon. The launch window started at 6:24 pm, with the actual launch happening at 6:35 pm. The Artemis crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. NASA previously said that the mission will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are on board the Orion spacecraft Integrity. It is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign. The mission will test systems and hardware in preparation for a future moon landing, currently scheduled for 2028. Also Read: Artemis II astronaut, a single dad to two girls, reveals what he told them before leaving for the Moon NASA on Artemis II moon mission NASA said on X, "Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars." The mission will take the four astronauts around the Moon, and into deep space for the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. US President Donald Trump congratulated in his Wednesday evening address. "Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis 2, it was quite something," he said. "It will be travelling further than any manned rocket ahs ever flown and go past the moon, go around it and come back home from a distance that has never been done before...these are brave people," he added. They will fly more than 7,000 kilometres beyond the far side of the Moon, soaking in views that no man has ever seen. This will happen during their return when the spacecraft, Orion, will use the Moon's gravity to slingshot itself towards Earth. After this, it will get caught in Earth's gravity for a safe return home after 10 days. Astronauts will also live-stream from the Moon, sharing crucial pictures and data as they test all systems to check life support systems and other technology. NASA will have another Artemis mission next year, after which Artemis 4 will land humans on the Moon in 2028.

<p>NASA launched the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon on April 1 at 6:35 pm ET from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The much-awaited launch will set the stage for a future human landing in 2028. Four astronauts will do a flyby of the Moon in the coming days.</p>

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