Saturday, January 24, 2004

Spirit problem: too many chiefs?

Spirit problem: too many chiefs?:
"Despite the new engineering information from Spirit relayed via the Mars Odyssey, what troubles Spirit is still unknown. There is a growing feeling here [at JPL] that the robot may have been taxed too much that is, too many 'do this, do that' instructions were sent. That multi-tasking could have sparked the problem, according to sources here. Prior to its troubles on Mars, Spirit was being put through its paces -- doing things that were not tested with as much vigor here at JPL before being launched. "

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