Posted on 07/29/2023 11:44:15 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
A series of planned commands sent to NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft July 21 inadvertently caused the antenna to point 2 degrees away from Earth. As a result, Voyager 2 is currently unable to receive commands or transmit data back to Earth....
Voyager 2 is programmed to reset its orientation multiple times each year to keep its antenna pointing at Earth; the next reset will occur on Oct. 15, which should enable communication to resume.
(Excerpt) Read more at jpl.nasa.gov ...
One would think that double- (or triple-) checking whether the commands to be sent to the second furthest space probe from the planet Earth are correct would be an important part of JPL's Quality Control procedures.
I love Voyager stories because Dad led the development program for the plutonium-fueled Radioisotope Thermal Generators that make the electricity that power the spacecraft. His RTGs flew on both Voyager 1 and 2.
It is astonishing the spacecraft are still operating.
When Dad started on the program, it was named “Mariner Jupiter Saturn.”
Yes. This is an embarrassing screw-up. I wonder if DEI hiring practices are having a negative impact upon the quality of technical work at the JPL and NASA.
So, because of some lame butt not correctly inputting the to-be-transmitted command sequence, possibly the next discovery will be flown right on by?
Ok, since JPL has a lot more females involved then males, who ticked off somebody to where they woild be *itchy enough, to do a “i’ll show you” ?
“Yes. This is an embarrassing screw-up. I wonder if DEI hiring practices are having a negative impact upon the quality of technical work at the JPL and NASA.”
I don’t think there’s much doubt.
If these incompetents had been around when these probes were launched then they would have crashed back into earth.
Surely you jest. On top of all the other scandals (including Challenger & Columbia)
https://everydayastronaut.com/mars-climate-orbiter/
So much for “faster, better cheaper”
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Did someone forget which units of measurement were used ?
Metric or Standard ? Or maybe British Standard ?
Persia Khamblatta was a fricking Goddes
Yes. This is just an excuse to cover for aliens capturing it...
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