Posted by: Roger
The Martians strike again
Posted by: DLF
Re: The Martians strike again - 22/01/2004 16:38
There is no single fault that explains all the observables."I don't know, Lotus-made electrics might.
Posted by: blitz
Re: The Martians strike again - 22/01/2004 20:59
How would you like to be on the first manned mission to Mars given the track record on unmanned visits?
Posted by: Daria
Re: The Martians strike again - 22/01/2004 21:08
I can think of some people I'd like to be on it.
Posted by: Cybjorg
Re: The Martians strike again - 23/01/2004 08:02
Experts say it may have been caused by a problem with the computer software controlling transmissions with earth.
Hmmm, I think I see the problem...
Posted by: frog51
Re: The Martians strike again - 23/01/2004 09:30
Posted by: Cybjorg
Re: The Martians strike again - 23/01/2004 10:07
No, but feel free to do so.
Posted by: g_attrill
Re: The Martians strike again - 24/01/2004 19:44
Looks like they've found the problem - bad flash memory. Hopefully they can map the bad section out and make it a little more fault tolerant in the future!
Gareth
Gareth
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: The Martians strike again - 25/01/2004 06:40
Looks like they've found the problem - bad flash memory. Hopefully they can map the bad section out and make it a little more fault tolerant in the future!
I'm impressed.
Cheers
Kaare
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: The Martians strike again - 25/01/2004 09:57
As am I! Bad flash! I am sure a lot of people on the board can sympathize with that one! 256MB of flash... Anyone have a 256 Cali or Chiba? Or a 20GB Karma? Or a 160GB empeg?
Think about that for a second, and be impressed at what this little rover is getting done with that kind of flash memory... Granted, there is other RAM on the lander, but...
Think about that for a second, and be impressed at what this little rover is getting done with that kind of flash memory... Granted, there is other RAM on the lander, but...
Posted by: boxer
Re: The Martians strike again - 25/01/2004 14:52
From the BBC: Nasa rover breaks down on Mars
You don't have to be as old as me to know that the moment they discovered moisture on Mars, Rover were stumped - they've always had a problem with damp.
You do have to be as old as me to remember when the standard solution to keeping a mini/1100/Princess and derivatives was to cut the ends off the fingers of a rubber washing up glove and fit it over the distributor!
Posted by: _hardcore_
Re: The Martians strike again - 25/01/2004 16:01
Think about that for a second, and be impressed at what this little rover is getting done with that kind of flash memory... Granted, there is other RAM on the lander, but...
What i think is most impressive is that they are able to communicate with the rover, and possibil are able to upload new functionality to it. They most have built a ton of backup functions in it. Amazing, thats what it is.
Cheers
Kaare
Posted by: Micman2b
Re: The Martians strike again - 25/01/2004 23:14
In reply to:You do have to be as old as me to remember when the standard solution to keeping a mini/1100/Princess and derivatives was to cut the ends off the fingers of a rubber washing up glove and fit it over the distributor!
I still have to do that to my Datsun 510's in heavy rains...
Sena in NC
Posted by: boxer
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 05:34
Ah, but do you have to keep a paper cup in the door pocket to scoop the water out!
Posted by: DLF
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 10:09
Posted by: Micman2b
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 10:34
Ahh... well no. but I sometimes have to leave the drain plugs on the floorboards. There is a windscreen drain in the firewall on one of my 510's that is rusted out and leaks if it rains too hard or if there is snow melt... that reminds me, i better remove that 5" of snow/sleet from the car this afternoon.
BTW, has anyone noticed that is has been cold as heck on the east coast of the US since we placed a lander on Mars? I wonder if there is a correlation?
Sean in NC
BTW, has anyone noticed that is has been cold as heck on the east coast of the US since we placed a lander on Mars? I wonder if there is a correlation?
Sean in NC
Posted by: davec
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 12:00
They most have built a ton of backup functions in it. Amazing, thats what it is.
I was watching a program about the Galileo spacecraft the other day. The high gain antenna didn't deploy properly and since the time it was launched, they had developed new technology to repair some of the problems. They were able to beam new instructions to Galileo and were still able to get tons of useful data so the program wasn't a total loss. It's pretty amazing what they can do from millions of miles away...
I was watching a program about the Galileo spacecraft the other day. The high gain antenna didn't deploy properly and since the time it was launched, they had developed new technology to repair some of the problems. They were able to beam new instructions to Galileo and were still able to get tons of useful data so the program wasn't a total loss. It's pretty amazing what they can do from millions of miles away...
Posted by: Daria
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 15:06
Sure, the mars probe launch caused global warming, which caused a climate change, which is freezing our butts off
Posted by: DLF
Re: The Martians strike again - 26/01/2004 15:22
Didn't Al Gore invent Global Warming? No wait, that was something else.