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In abstract:
- NASA’s Artemis II astronauts skilled Microsoft Outlook failures on their Moveable Computing Units throughout their house mission, with one reporting two non-functional Outlook situations.
- PCWorld highlights how even superior house operations face widespread software program points, demonstrating that Outlook issues plague customers all over the place from Earth to orbit.
- Floor management supplied distant troubleshooting assist for the crew’s computing units, exhibiting how common Microsoft’s e-mail software program challenges have turn out to be.
I’ve a sophisticated relationship with Microsoft Outlook. I wouldn’t contact Microsoft’s first-party e-mail consumer if it weren’t a part of my job—I’ve run whole web sites out of Gmail, for instance. But it surely seems to be like I’m in sky-high firm. The NASA crew of the Artemis II spacecraft, presently on its solution to circle the moon, is having some Outlook bother, too.
A BlueSky person watching a reside broadcast of NASA’s communications between mission management and the Artemis noticed a enjoyable little bit of technical assist early this morning, US time.
“We suspect the problem along with your PCD could also be Optimus software program,” says the ground-based operator. “We had been in a position to hook up with PCD-1, um, we are able to see it on the community. So along with your go, we are able to distant in and have a look immediately.”
“Yeah, go for it. After which I additionally see that I’ve two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither a kind of is working,” mentioned the astronaut. “If you wish to distant in and test the Optimus and people two Outlooks, that may be superior.”
I’m undecided what “Optimus” is referring to right here, however “PCD” is Moveable Computing System (i.e., a laptop computer or pill). The bottom crew is presumably utilizing distant entry software program, one thing like Home windows Distant Desktop or (I hope) a extra refined customized answer. If the astronaut is seeing two completely different variations of Outlook working on the identical time, perhaps he must run an replace. He wouldn’t be the one one.
The thought of NASA astronauts checking their e-mail is entertaining, however they’ve been doing it since not less than 1991, in response to a promotional article from Apple. Presumably they weren’t utilizing Outlook on the time.
