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Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events

Team Continues Analyzing Spirit Computer Reboots and Amnesia Events

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- After three days of completing Earth-commanded activities without incident last week, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit had a bout of temporary amnesia Friday, April 17, and rebooted its ...





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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Out of Safe Mode

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter today has been taken out of the precautionary 'safe mode' it had been in since August.


Mars Sample Return Ascent Module

Space age engineers to verify control software for future robotic interplanetary missions

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An international team of engineers is to develop mission-critical control software for future European robotic space missions, it has been announced.


Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check

Seeing stars, Proba-2 platform passes its first health check

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Into its second week in orbit, Proba-2's spacecraft platform has proven to be in excellent health. This leaves the way clear for commissioning the many new technology payloads aboard the mini-satellite, ...


Getting files from a failed hard drive

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (19) | comments 10

A friend whose iMac's hard drive had apparently died called recently, wondering how she might access the files on the failed drive.


PUMA

Can PUMA Really Transform Urban Transportation?

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (28) | comments 34

(PhysOrg.com) -- With a June 1 deadline for settling its differences with creditors and unions looming for GM, the American automaker unveiled a joint project with Segway.


Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars

Stunning view of Rosetta skimming past Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 26, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

This stunning view, showing portions of the Rosetta spacecraft with Mars in the background, was taken by the Rosetta Lander Imaging System (CIVA) on board Rosetta’s Philae lander just four minutes before the ...


GOCE

GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked ...


Kepler Mission Manager Update

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kepler experienced a safe mode event on Nov. 18, 2009.


The Huggable Robot

MIT's Huggable Robot Teddy Enhances Human Relationships

Electronics / Robotics

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's probably the most sophisticated teddy bear ever designed, but that doesn't stop MIT's companion robot called "the Huggable" from being pretty adorable, as well. The Huggable is the latest ...


Micromachined piezoelectric harvester drives fully autonomous wireless sensor

Micromachined piezoelectric harvester drives fully autonomous wireless sensor

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

For the first time, a piezoelectric harvesting device fabricated by MEMS technology generates a record of 85μW electrical power from vibrations. A wafer level packaging method was developed for robustness. ...



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