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Mars-bound spaceship experiencing technical issues: NASA:
Mars 2020, the spaceship carrying NASA's new rover Perseverance to the Red Planet, is experiencing technical difficulties and is running on essential systems only, the agency said Thursday.
"Data indicate the spacecraft had entered a state known as safe mode, likely because a part of the spacecraft was a little colder than expected while Mars 2020 was in Earth's shadow," NASA said.
The spaceship has left Earth's shadow and the temperatures are now normal.
[...] Matt Wallace, the mission's deputy project manager, said that the fact that the spaceship had entered safe mode was not overly concerning.
"That's perfectly fine, the spacecraft is happy there," he said. "The team is working through that telemetry, they're going to look through the rest of the spacecraft health. "So far, everything I've seen looks good, so we'll know more in a little bit."
Related:
Perseverance, Ingenuity begin seven month journey to Mars
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Previously:
Mars 2020 Rover to Include a Mars Helicopter
Mars Helicopter Enters Final Testing
Mars Mission Readies Tiny Chopper for Red Planet Flight
NASA Reveals the New Wavy Martian Wheels it Thinks Can Crush the Red Planet
Three Missions to Mars Happening this Month
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Friday July 31 2020, @06:26PM (4 children)
Should never have let M$ design the OS.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by rigrig on Friday July 31 2020, @06:43PM
On the other hand they now have plenty telemetry data.
No one remembers the singer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2020, @06:48PM (2 children)
It won't boot normally without the CPU speed update, but the CPU speed update won't install in safe mode. WHO'S BRILLIANT IDEA WAS THAT?!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 31 2020, @10:26PM
Joseph Heller
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday August 01 2020, @01:07AM
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