[Coco] Re: Off Topic - Rover

[Brad Grier]

John Donaldson wrote:

>  Found this in the JPL Rover Web Site.
> 
> Spirit's flight software is not functioning normally. It appears to have 
> rebooted the rover's computer more than 60 times in the past three days. 
> A motor that moves a mirror for the rover's infrared spectrometer was 
> partway through an operation when the problem arose, so the possibility 
> of a mechanical problem with that hardware will be one theory investigated.
> 
> John Donaldson
> 
> 
> 


The latest is that it's bad flash memory (just like the kind used in 
digital cameras). Testing seems to confirm this. The good news is it 
sounds like they may be able to work around it without losing too much 
functionality.

Another rover lands tonight.

Brad