I am very thankful that Captain Kirk is still amongst us.
V'Ger A sentient, massive entity which threatened Earth in 20 22
#2- I believe that is the script ^^^
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| NASA repairs issue with Voyager 1 space probe |
| 2022-09-01 |
| Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Engineers with NASA have repaired an issue with the space agency's Voyager 1 spacecraft, but have yet to identify the cause of the problem, officials confirmed on Tuesday. The probe had been sending garbled data about its status, including information about its health and activities to mission controllers, despite otherwise operating normally. NASA also said the rest of the probe appeared healthy as it continued to gather and return scientific data. "The team has since located the source of the garbled information: The AACS (had started sending the telemetry data through an onboard computer known to have stopped working years ago, and the computer corrupted the information," the agency said in a statement, referencing the probe's attitude articulation and control system. Engineers still aren't sure why the system began sending the telemetry data through an onboard computer known to have stopped working years ago. That computer corrupted the information. "We're happy to have the telemetry back," Voyager project manager Suzanne Dodd said in a statement. "We'll do a full memory readout of the AACS and look at everything it's been doing. That will help us try to diagnose the problem that caused the telemetry issue in the first place. So we're cautiously optimistic, but we still have more investigating to do." The system keeps Voyager 1's antenna pointed at Earth as it relays data. All signs suggest the AACS is still working and its signal is strong, but the returning telemetry data is invalid. The system first began malfunctioning in May, prompting NASA engineers to investigate what went wrong with the aging space probe. Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes are both still active, exploring deep space. Both are still communicating with NASA, despite being launched 45 years ago. The spacecraft are two of only five space probes from Earth that have left the solar system They carry eight-track tape players for recording data and have about 3 million times less memory than today's cellphones, transmitting about 38,000 times slower than a 5G Internet connection. Voyager 1 is currently 14.5 billion miles from Earth, and is sending back scientific data. In 2017, Voyager 1's primary thrusters showed signs of degradation. Engineers then switched to another set of thrusters that had originally been used during the spacecraft's planetary encounters. Those thrusters worked, despite having not been used for 37 years. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #8 ? = your answer = the future > something you will never see; never you nor me > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ikHoBKVlCA --- but guess what, if you read the article and noted the " corrupted computer" = early AI in the making = Artificial Intelligence = No, the Embryo of V'ger... |
| Posted by: Spomoth Uloluper1058 2022-09-01 22:13 |
| #7 ? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-09-01 19:04 |
| #6 Was going to say, maybe it got scooped up. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-09-01 16:10 |
| #5 American-made quality tech and gear from back in the day when pronouns and equity didn't matter and NASA and the aerospace industry built amazing stuff because only the best materials and people, regardless of race/gender/religion, were used. Today, not so much! Credentials from formerly trusted institutions these days are suspect on any body less than 15-20 years in the field! Make of it what you will, but I got this old by being a tad paranoid. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2022-09-01 14:15 |
| #4 This is how the movie always starts...#2 And I Agree. I am very thankful that Captain Kirk is still amongst us. V'Ger A sentient, massive entity which threatened Earth in 20 22 #2- I believe that is the script ^^^ |
| Posted by: Zebulon Wittlesbach7257 2022-09-01 11:52 |
| #3 #1 Of course, nobody else has done it once. |
| Posted by: Matt 2022-09-01 11:29 |
| #2 The probe had been sending garbled data about its status, including information about its health and activities to mission controllers, despite otherwise operating normally. ...This is how the movie always starts... Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-09-01 09:01 |
| #1 Amazing. we could never do that again. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-09-01 07:04 |