NASA resolved a Microsoft Outlook issue on the Artemis II mission where commander Reid Wiseman experienced problems with the email application on his Surface Pro device. Mission Control remotely accessed the device to fix the problem, which flight director Judd Frieling described as 'not uncommon'. The incident highlights the human and technical challenges of space missions using commercial software.
Background
Artemis II is NASA's first crewed mission around the Moon since Apollo, using modern computing systems including Microsoft Surface devices for onboard operations.
- Source
- The Verge
- Published
- Apr 4, 2026 at 04:53 AM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10