In 1969, the three astronauts of the Apollo 10 mission conducted a momentous \u201cdress rehearsal\u201d for putting humans on the lunar surface for the first time. It was a historic, inspiring moment for humanity; Astronaut John Young watched from a command module spacecraft as Thomas Stafford and Gene Cernan broke away and flew a lunar module within 10 miles of the moon\u2019s surface, then reunited to return home to Earth. It\u2019s from this mission that we have one of the most powerful transcripts in NASA history:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho did what?\u201d Young asked. \u201cWhere did that come from?\u201d Cernan added.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive me a napkin quick,\u201d Stafford said. \u201cThere\u2019s a turd floating through the air.\u201d<\/p>\n
The provenance of the poop remains one of the great mysteries<\/a> of spaceflight. Today, in the early Earth-morning hours of the Artemis II astronauts\u2019 history-mirroring mission around the moon, we have another: Why is Microsoft Outlook not working in space?\u00a0<\/p>\n This post is for paid members only<\/p>\n Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more.<\/p>\n