This is wonderful news. At least to us science buffs.
1 posted on
01/23/2004 8:36:14 AM PST by
Crazieman
To: Crazieman
I just have this weird picture of some Martian laughing their tail/? off while removing and re-installing the Spirt's antenna.
To: Crazieman
Here's hoping they get this cleared up soon and not 'burn' too much time trouble-shooting.
3 posted on
01/23/2004 8:40:34 AM PST by
DoctorMichael
(Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it.)
To: Crazieman
"Previously, the rover's performance had been virtually flawless."
In a way, this performance is still correct. Error correction schemes were built into the system, both on Earth and Mars, and it seemed to fit the bill. Mostly, Spirit helped itself, which is great.
4 posted on
01/23/2004 8:41:08 AM PST by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Crazieman
Now if we can only re-establish communications with Washington....
5 posted on
01/23/2004 8:42:07 AM PST by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: Crazieman
WooHoo!
6 posted on
01/23/2004 8:42:38 AM PST by
stevio
To: Crazieman
But due to recent security updates, when the onboard computer is re-booted, the password will have to be entered from a physically connected keyboard.
7 posted on
01/23/2004 8:43:09 AM PST by
js1138
To: Crazieman
Great news!
Here's hoping Spirit doesn't start sending SPAM emails in the background, heh.
8 posted on
01/23/2004 8:46:12 AM PST by
Spruce
To: Crazieman
Good news but, it does not say that the problems are understood or corrected yet. Pretty much just a 'beep', "I'm still here".
9 posted on
01/23/2004 8:46:32 AM PST by
blam
To: Crazieman
Those dang h4xx0r5!!
10 posted on
01/23/2004 8:47:15 AM PST by
CygnusXI
(Where's that dang Meteor already?)
To: Crazieman
Sounds like there's a pulse, but know brain activity. I wonder if thet can reboot and or reload the system?
To: Crazieman
Geez, more bad news for the luddite/tightwad wing of Free Republic.
12 posted on
01/23/2004 8:48:03 AM PST by
TomB
To: Crazieman
In previous reports, they were saying that the data rate was a mere 120 bits/second --problems with the high gain antenna, perhaps?
To: Crazieman
To: Crazieman
Water discovered on Mars? Maybe it's pure alcohol. Rover to report after hangover.
16 posted on
01/23/2004 8:49:50 AM PST by
ctonious
To: Crazieman
This is really good, all things considered. After the news yesterday, I figured the whole mission was in the dumper. Even if the rover is functioning at a limited capacity, it sure beats getting nothing at all from it.
To: Crazieman
Actually folks, Spirit is running on VxWorks from Wind River Systems, a RTOS (real-time operating system) designed to control hardware like this. JPL uses VxWorks on a number of their spacecraft. No one not psychotic would use Windows (or Mac OS X, or ordinary Linux...) to control something like a space probe.
To: Crazieman
Whew!
26 posted on
01/23/2004 9:24:06 AM PST by
Flyer
(LOST - Tag line, disappeared 01/21/04, black Times New Roman, 73 characters - Reward!)
To: Crazieman
It is indeed.
It is rumored that Spirit was singing a song.
Its called Daisy.
28 posted on
01/23/2004 10:48:20 AM PST by
ambrose
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