They say in space no one can hear you scream. Apparently, they can’t read your emails either — at least if you use Outlook.
NASA and the crew of the Artemis II are making history this month. The crewed rocket took off Wednesday, April 1, 2026, and is headed to orbit the Moon.
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Yes… In case anyone was wondering, Microsoft still sucks in space. pic.twitter.com/vf5b0lQgc7April 2, 2026
One hiccup came as a bit of a surprise, but not to those who rely on Outlook for work.
Wiseman sent a message to mission control on Thursday explaining issues with Microsoft Outlook.
“I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working,” said the commander.
Wiseman’s tablet is a Microsoft Surface Pro. Engadget looked through the Artemis II livestream but did not hear of a resolution to Wiseman’s Outlook issue.
I checked DownDetector to see if there was an Outlook outage, but I could not find a version of DownDetector that covers space. The site supports dozens of countries, but the drop down menu lacks an option for Earth-to-Lunar orbit.
Microsoft has two versions of Outlook, the terrible “new” Outlook that’s basically a web wrapper and Outlook “Classic.” Neither worked for Wiseman.
NASA has several livestreams of the mission from different perspectives, giving viewers unique access to a mission of this kind.
If all goes to plan, we can all watch Artemis II orbit the Moon on Monday, April 6.
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