NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
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Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#2Extreme remote debug
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#3Have they tried turning it off and on again ?
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#4“Nobody uses a computer over 20 years old” - Apple Excitives
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#5> Most of Hubble's components have redundant back-ups, so once scientists figure out the specific component that's causing the computer problem, they can remotely switch over to its back-up part.
Of course they do! I wonder if they ever had to put another part out of service. I also wonder whether the twin of the part could also suffer the same failure at the same time without being used.
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#6They should have moved to the cloud. /ducks
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#7pushes up glasses I would watch the heck out of a Twitch stream of their debugging/brainstorming sessions. I always loved the movie Apollo 13, especially the technical troubleshooting parts.
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#8Have they tried turning it off and on again ?
Time for some percussive maintenance.
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#9The cause of the failure is most likely tin whiskers [1] or radiation.
Re: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the Hubble telescope
#10They should have gone serverless.