Toilet's fixed, but Artemis II astronauts now have Microsoft Outlook problem

NASA's moonbound astronauts aboard Artemis II have their toilet functioning again, but now they're stuck with an equally annoying but perhaps less urgent issue: They can't open their email.

Astronauts reported problems with two versions of Microsoft Outlook on their personal computer, an older version and a new one, with both giving them errors. (Been there. Well, not exactly.)

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Here's the exchange between the astronauts and NASA officials back on Earth:

"So, with your go, we can remote in and take a look directly."

"Yeah, go for it. And then I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlook, and neither one of those is working. If you want to remote in and check Optimus and those two Outlooks, that would be awesome."

"All right, we will join in on your PCP, and we'll let you know when we're done."

Meanwhile, the so-called "lunar loo" malfunctioned as soon as Artemis II reached orbit Wednesday evening, but Mission Control helped astronaut Christina Koch adjust the plumbing to fix the problem.

Three Americans and one Canadian inside the Orion capsule are on track to bust out of orbit around Earth Thursday night and continue to the moon for a fly-around.

KUOW has reached out to Redmond-based Microsoft for comment but has yet to hear back. They could be on the phone with Mission Control, explaining how to run the Microsoft Office Repair Tool.

In all seriousness, the Outlook issue does not inhibit communication between Artemis II astronauts and Mission Control. Microsoft hardware is helping power the Artemis II rocket.

But if you're waiting for an email from space, you might try texting instead.

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