[Coco] Mars Rover problems

[John Collyer]

I remember the first day they said they had
some sort of hardware problem and when
the Rover landed it jolted it back and it
started working.  My guess is its hardware
related.

John Collyer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ward Griffiths" <wdg3rd at comcast.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 10:17 AM
Subject: [Coco] Mars Rover problems


Somebody provided this on one of the libertarian lists I subscribe to.

Ward
----- Original Message ----- 
From: CycloneRanger
To: NPN Exec List
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:09 AM
Subject: FW: Probe goes limp!


NASA Gets Half-Hour of Signals From Rover

<< Since Wednesday, its 19th day on Mars, the Spirit had sent back to
Earth only meaningless radio noise or simple beeps acknowledging
receipt of commands.

<< Among the possible causes: a corruption of its software or computer
memory. If the software is awry, NASA can fix it from Earth by beaming
patches across more than 100 million miles of space or by rebooting the
rover's computer. But if the problem lies with the rover's hardware,
the situation would be far more grave — perhaps beyond repair. >>
I can't help but wonder to which country NASA has outsourced its field
service?

- - -

"This is Sanjay at the NASA Support Line. How may I be helping you?
Please to be stating your name so I may feign intimacy with your
problem."

<beep>

"Tank you very much, Mr. Beep. What is seeming to be the problem, and
which system are we using today?"

<meaningless radio noise>

"Have you completely uninstalled your software and re-installed
everyting before calling for the assistance?"

<beep>

"First please be verifying your serial number, finding on the side
panel, or back panel perhaps."

<beep>

"I'm sorry, I do not show that being of validity. Please first be
determing your serial number of valid, then follow the following steps,
with precise:

"First, please be removing everyting and put it back on."

"Next, check to the connections and find them attached."

"Next, please be removing everyting and put it back on."

"First, please verifying the latest version of everyting and the proper
serial numbers of them."

"Next, please be removing everyting and put it back on."

"Here is the number of tracking by which you must refer whenever calling
back if the problem is not being fixed."

<click...dial tone>
-- 
Ward Griffiths wdg3rd at comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~wdg3rd

Now we have nearly 500 dead Americans who died to protect the United
States from weapons that don't exist. And more will die, and for what
reason? So Halliburton and other big corporations can make a lot of
money? So Israel can feel safer? So we can have permanent military bases
in Iraq? So the president can strut about and call himself the Conqueror
of Iraq? One thing you can be sure of: They won't die defending the
United States, because Iraq is not now and never was a threat to the
United States. -- Charley Reese


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