Overview
- NASA’s Artemis II is underway on a planned 10-day crewed loop around the Moon, the first such trip in about 50 years.
- Early in the flight, commander Reid Wiseman said two copies of Microsoft Outlook on his personal Surface Pro were not working and asked Mission Control to remote in.
- Mission Control later said it connected to his device, fixed an Optimus software issue, and opened Outlook, which would show offline as expected.
- The crew reported a jammed toilet fan, and NASA said ground teams provided steps to clear it with backup waste systems available, with reports saying the toilet was restored.
- The small hiccups highlight how modern spaceflight uses off-the-shelf devices and quick remote support to keep routine issues from affecting the mission.