ISS Computer Failure 289
A number of readers wrote us with news of the computer problems on the International Space Station. Space.com has one of the better writeups on the failure of Russian computers that control the ISS's attitude and some life-support systems. Two out of six computers in a redundant system cannot be rebooted. The space shuttle Atlantis may have its mission extended until the problem is fixed. A NASA spokesman was optimistic that the problem can be resolved; worst-case scenario would be for the shuttle to evacuate everyone onboard the ISS. Engineers are working on the theory (among others) that the failure may have been triggered by new solar panels installed earlier in Atlantis's mission.
Yakov Smirnoff says: (Score:3, Funny)
You need the russian guy from armageddon (Score:5, Funny)
Trouble? (Score:1, Funny)
Patch Tuesday (Score:2, Funny)
Re:OS? (Score:5, Funny)
I have to be misreading that (Score:5, Funny)
So the ISS is throwing a temper tantrum? Just put it in time out
That's the problem right there (Score:3, Funny)
Two out of six computers in a reduntant system cannot be rebooted.
NASA should have invested in a redundant system, rather than buying a cheap grey-market knockoff.
I can sympathize. (Score:5, Funny)
System Wide Reboot? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How bad a worst case? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I have to be misreading that (Score:2, Funny)
Russian parts, American parts, (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does the ethnicity matter? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:OS? (Score:5, Funny)
Organizing your priorities... (Score:5, Funny)
"The lights, the fans and, thank God, the potty, all those things are working," Suffredini said.
Well at least he has his priorities in order. God knows you don't want anyone looking into the Hubble to see the ISS going by with your ass hanging out of the window.
Absolut Terror (Score:4, Funny)
From the article: The computer failures have left the station without the use of its Russian attitude control
I guess the liquor cabinet door in the ISS is computer controlled.
tech support in space .. (Score:4, Funny)
Tech Support in Space [nasa.gov]
Re:Computer Failure... (Score:4, Funny)
Not quite...
"I'm sorry comrade, In space, gyroscopes, turn you"
sigh, life is balanced again.
Re:You need the russian guy from armageddon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Does the ethnicity matter? (Score:3, Funny)
After all Redmond is in USA.
*ducks*