NASA's comet buster is in "safe-mode"?

http://www.space.com/missionlaunches...ct_050112.html

Deep Impact went into "safe-mode" shortly after launch....oh my Gawd,
that means they're using MS Windows....the mission is doomed...

mj

In article .com,
moorehead wrote:
Deep Impact went into "safe-mode" shortly after launch....oh my Gawd,
that means they're using MS Windows....the mission is doomed...

Nope, that term goes back much farther in the spaceflight world than in
Microsoft's empire.

It *is* disturbing that DI is in safe mode. It wasn't supposed to do that.
But this has nothing to do with what operating system it's running. (Most
likely it is running VxWorks, like the Mars rovers.)
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On 2005-01-13, Henry Spencer wrote:

It *is* disturbing that DI is in safe mode. It wasn't supposed to do that.
But this has nothing to do with what operating system it's running. (Most
likely it is running VxWorks, like the Mars rovers.)

From what I remember reading earlier today, the propulsion system
triggered the overtemp protection, kicking it into safe mode. They
were talking about having set the temp limits to tight, and just
opening those limits up. See:

http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/spacestoryMAIN0113DEEPIMPACT1.htm
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/space/2990303
http://spaceflightnow.com/delta/d311/status.html


Iain

On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:01:12 GMT, (Henry Spencer)
wrote, in part:

Nope, that term goes back much farther in the spaceflight world than in
Microsoft's empire.

I'm sure he *was* merely jesting.

John Savard
http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/index.html

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 01:20:06 GMT
lid (John Savard) wrote:

I'm sure he *was* merely jesting.

Once apon a time I had a job developing server software (on VMS) for a particular device which was to be located in the field. The device (a traffic sign) had to dial the server and establish a tcp/ip connection.

The contractor who built this device equipped it with Windows95. They found a way to get the winsock started automatically however it still wanted Yes to be clicked in the confirmation dialog before the thing would dial so...

....they modified the mouse driver to move the mouse to the yes button and simulate a left button click.

Wasted talent, IMHO.
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back in nominal mode, no sweat.

That has to be the best MS story I've ever heard - thank you. I need
to go change my underwear now....

mj

John Savard ) wrote:
: On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:01:12 GMT, (Henry Spencer)
: wrote, in part:

: Nope, that term goes back much farther in the spaceflight world than in
: Microsoft's empire.

: I'm sure he *was* merely jesting.

Maybe we should send a picture a penguin with a red hat on its head to
Bill Gates just in case?

: John Savard
: http://home.ecn.ab.ca/~jsavard/index.html

"John Savard" wrote in message
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On Thu, 13 Jan 2005 21:01:12 GMT, (Henry Spencer)
wrote, in part:

Nope, that term goes back much farther in the spaceflight world than in
Microsoft's empire.

I'm sure he *was* merely jesting.

Eh, I'm buying an Apple next time anyway.