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Even when they are nearly 240,000 miles from Earth, astronauts aboard Artemis II have the same issues as the average office worker—problems with Microsoft Outlook. On Thursday, Artemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman flagged to NASA Mission Control he was having issues with email on his computer during NASA’s livestream of the mission.
In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.
The Artemis II crew is making history on the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. But first, someone had to fix the commander's email.
The Artemis II crew are now hurtling around the earth's orbit, carrying out final tests and checks before they head towards the moon.
NASA Mission Control confirms that ground teams temporarily lost communication with the Artemis II crew shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida but were able to fix the issue.
The Pasadena lab plays a key role in data exchange and communications between four Artemis II astronauts and mission control. For many, the moon mission is the first time they’ll support a human space flight.
Just like the Apollo missions, Artemis II will be run from a mission control monitoring every instrument from here on Earth. How has it changed since the days of the space race?
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on their way to the moon. After a successful launch from Florida April 1, the Artemis II mission was more than 70,000 miles away from Earth by 6 a.m.