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Artemis II Astronauts Have ‘Two Microsoft Outlooks’ and Neither Work (www.404media.co)
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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Why is NASA remotely connecting to the tablet if it is a personal device?

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  • [–] 19 points 6 months ago

    'cuz they can't very well send someone over.

    On a more serious note: that's just the easiest way to go about it? I wouldn't let my boss remote into my personal machine, but if I were to take it on a mission to the moon that'd be a bit different.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I guess I should have said 'and not on any device required for the mission'. The PCDs are personal devices for the individual's business and convenience.

    They are for things like e-mailing, looking at mission manuals and accessing the Internet. They're not involved in the operation of the Integrity. All of the mission-critical systems that operate the ship are purpose-built.

    But NASA doesn't need to re-invent the wheel when it comes to e-mail and PDF reading, so they buy commercial hardware because it's way cheaper, it works well enough and if it fails it doesn't compromise the mission.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    That makes a lot more sense. When I was reading PCD I was thinking about a private device, even if they don't have much space and even less time I was thinking that they might bring a few small private things. Like a photo of their family, maybe a book etc.

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