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Mars: memory issues for Curiosity's computer, NASA engineers put the rover into a minimal-activity status
Pasadena, USA - Scientific investigations have been suspended
The ground team for NASA's Curiosity has switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active so far on the Mars rover of the American space agency. The intentional swap put the rover, as anticipated, into a minimal-activity precautionary status called "Safe mode." The team is shifting the rover from safe mode to operational status...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency