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15 Points To Microsoft! Apollo 11 vs Artemis II Outlook Meme

This two-panel comedic meme compares the historic 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing to the upcoming 2026 NASA Artemis II mission, pairing iconic and relatable quotes from the missions' astronauts. The top panel features a full view of Earth from space, labeled "APOLLO 11 July 20, 1969", and includes Neil Armstrong's famous historic quote: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The bottom panel shows the view of Earth from the moon's surface, labeled "ARTEMIS II April 2, 2026", and features a real quote from Artemis astronaut Reid Wiseman: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working." The joke plays on the relatable frustration many workers have with unreliable Microsoft Outlook software, highlighting that even modern elite space programs still deal with this common annoying tech issue.
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Two-panel comparison of astronaut quotes contrasting the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing with the 2026 Artemis II mission, with a joke about broken Microsoft Outlook

Overview

This two-panel comedic meme compares the historic 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing to the upcoming 2026 NASA Artemis II mission, pairing iconic and relatable quotes from the missions' astronauts. The top panel features a full view of Earth from space, labeled "APOLLO 11 July 20, 1969", and includes Neil Armstrong's famous historic quote: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." The bottom panel shows the view of Earth from the moon's surface, labeled "ARTEMIS II April 2, 2026", and features a real quote from Artemis astronaut Reid Wiseman: "I have two Microsoft Outlooks, and neither one of those are working." The joke plays on the relatable frustration many workers have with unreliable Microsoft Outlook software, highlighting that even modern elite space programs still deal with this common annoying tech issue.

Origin notes

This meme originated on Reddit with the original title "15 points to Microsoft!", and went viral as a relatable joke about notoriously unreliable Microsoft software. The image template is adapted from an existing AccuWeather infographic about the Apollo and Artemis programs, edited for comedic effect. Reid Wiseman's quote about broken Outlook is a real comment he made about his experience with NASA's software systems.

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