By all accounts, yesterday’s launch of the Artemis II rocket was a success. It sets the crew up for a smooth 10-day journey around the moon — the first in half a century.
But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some hiccups, albeit perhaps not the kind you might expect. Instead of dealing with any issues with space or the rocket itself, astronauts are having to contend with an even greater adversary: Microsoft Outlook.
Yes… In case anyone was wondering, Microsoft still sucks in space. pic.twitter.com/vf5b0lQgc7
— Marcus House (@MarcusHouse) April 2, 2026
In a clip from a livestream shared to social media, the astronauts can be seen calling into Houston to report that two instances of Outlook were running on their Optimus software, and both were malfunctioning. “I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working. If you want to remote in and check the Optimus and those two Outlooks, that would be awesome,” says one astronaut.
Unfortunately, the clip ended there, so we don’t know if the issue was resolved. But of course, the internet has been getting a laugh out of even highly-trained astronauts having to struggle with Outlook. I’ll never think of “Houston, we’ve had a problem” in the same way.
Outside of the relatable Outlook woes, the Artemis II crew also had an issue with the toilet fan, but that’s confirmed to have been fixed. Thankfully, these are the only problems that we’ve heard about so far rather than something more severe.
Via: PC Gamer
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