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Science NASA engineers re-boot Hubble with 486 computer | NASA engineers re-boot Hubble with 486 computer |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Friday, 17 October 2008 | |
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Page 3 of 3 NASA reports that around 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 15, 2008, commands to “recover Hubble’s science instruments from their safe modes will begin and internal exposures and calibrations of the telescope’s science instruments will occur before midnight Thursday.” Featured Whitepaper
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Science Discussions"This procedure involves collecting and comparing baseline exposures previously supported by Side A of the SI C&DH to new exposures supported by Side B." Further, "This review will be one last check of the “transparency” (non-impact) of switching to the redundant spacecraft electronics the Hubble team activated on Wednesday.” NASA states that science observations from Hubble’s WFPC2 camera, ACS’ Solar Blind Channel camera, and the Fine Guidance Sensors are expected to start again early on the morning of Friday, October 17, 2008. So, it looks like all is back to normal on the Hubble Space Telescope compliments of an old but trusty 486 computer. Late 1980s and early 1990s technology can still do the trick! I think I might dust off my old Atari 2600 video gaming system and see if I can convert it to a command center for a future robotic Pac-Man Mars mission. |
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