While skipping through the live stream to locate the Outlook conversations, I also heard a discussion between Artemis II Orion and Mission Control about the spacecraft's toilets.
Reports suggest that a blinking fault light on the toilet signaled that a mechanical failure occurred about two hours into the mission. Specifically, we understand that a urine extraction fan jammed.
The fan’s purpose is to pull the urine away into a collection container, avoiding urine microgravity issues. Thankfully, one of the astronauts managed to clear the jam and get the fan spinning. NASA has confirmed the toilet is back online , although we’d like to know what brand of fans the space agency uses…
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TechieTwo You just can't make this insanity up… Thank you Microsucks for your quality software. 😡 Reply
Murgler "Sorry, support for Outlook Classic has ended. Please switch to 365 now." Reply
ThisIsMe Hahaha you guys just make yourselves mad. Just love to hate just to hate. Oh and FYI, Outlook (classic) is part of 365. You won’t find a more feature complete communications platform that’s as friendly to the end users anywhere else. Sure, it has its share of quirks, but so does everything else. Reply
bit_user Bro, that's just what it does! OMG, the thought of these astronauts potentially dealing will all the Outlook and MS Teams issues I have on my work PC just makes me cringe. Reply
bit_user The article said: Reports suggest that a blinking fault light on the toilet signaled that a mechanical failure occurred about two hours into the mission. Specifically, we understand that a urine extraction fan jammed. It jammed? One guess as to what jammed it… "Hey, who did a #2 in the #1 hose???" Reply
sftwn ThisIsMe said: Oh and FYI, Outlook (classic) is part of 365. You won’t find a more feature complete communications platform that’s as friendly to the end users anywhere else. Sure, it has its share of quirks, but so does everything else. My Outlook won't let me read my email right now because it says I don't have internet. I do though and even Teams is working fine. (Miracles do happen) But moreover, it's not that serious man. Just have a chuckle at interstellar remote desktop support. Reply
dweb p They're executing orbital maneuvers, they're running life support, they're doing mission critical tasks ON WINDOWS?! Really? What happened to any flavor of Linux under the sun, embedded or "off-the-shelf", properly hardened for such a life threatening mission? Did NASA assign the OS choice to some AI or something? Reply
voyteck dweb p said: They're executing orbital maneuvers, they're running life support, they're doing mission critical tasks ON WINDOWS?! Really? What happened to any flavor of Linux under the sun, embedded or "off-the-shelf", properly hardened for such a life threatening mission? Did NASA assign the OS choice to some AI or something? Have you read entire article? "To be clear, the spacecraft and primary flight systems will run on specialized radiation-hardened hardware and rigorously maintained software. COTS just complements this with a friendly layer, like Windows and Outlook, so astronauts can check schedules, indulge in personal communications, and so on, in a familiar way". Reply
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