NASA's Artemis II spacecraft is travelling to the far side of the Moon. It launched last week. The 10-day trip will take astronauts farther away from Earth than humans have been before. Despite the mission's technical demands, the crew had email problems. An astronaut told Mission Control in Texas: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working. Reboot it and check our software." NASA then corrected a configuration issue.
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to go beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. It is the beginning of NASA's aim to return humans to the Moon. It wants a long-term presence there. The astronauts are preparing for future Moon landings. They will test life support systems and communications. NASA hopes the current mission will pave the way for Artemis IV to land on the Moon. The USA hopes that will take place in 2028.
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Sources- https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-artemis-ii-mission-has-left-earths-orbit-104219933.html
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/02/nasa-artemis-microsoft-outlook-astronauts/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/moon-bound-artemis-ii-astronauts-get-help-for-microsoft-outlook-glitch/
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