Andrew Moseman writes "Part of the trouble they're having fixing the Hubble Space Telescope comes from the fact that it's been up there for nearly two decades, and so carries computer systems long outdated here on Earth. Many of NASA's long-running missions rely on antiquated systems--the Voyager probes each have about 32k of memory--but the scientists say they can manage." Link to Original Source
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