Full story of the Huygens Communication 'Cock-Up'

My cover story in this month's SPECTRUM on how smart 'rocket scientists'
discovered, diagnosed and repaired a fatal flaw in the Cassini-Huygens comm
system -- this is a GREAT achievement and the ESA team deserves high praise:

"Titan Calling -- How a Swedish engineer saved a once-in-a-lifetime
mission to Saturn's mysterious moon"

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY...1004titan.html

"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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My cover story in this month's SPECTRUM on how smart 'rocket scientists'
discovered, diagnosed and repaired a fatal flaw in the Cassini-Huygens
comm
system -- this is a GREAT achievement and the ESA team deserves high
praise:

"Titan Calling -- How a Swedish engineer saved a once-in-a-lifetime
mission to Saturn's mysterious moon"

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY...1004titan.html


""Budget was a key part" of this decision, explained Robert Mitchell,
program manager for the Cassini-Huygens Mission[ ---clip---]"We had three
safety nets set up to catch things like Cassini-Huygens's communications
problem," said John Credland, head of ESA's scientific projects, "and it now
appears that we fell through all three."

Faster-better-cheaper is going to be a hard legacy to break.

JJ Robinson II
Houston, TX

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"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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"Titan Calling -- How a Swedish engineer saved a once-in-a-lifetime
mission to Saturn's mysterious moon"

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY...1004titan.html


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---And where will this Swedish engineer be sacking groceries after the
mission?

JJ Robinson II
Houston, TX

jjrobinson2 wrote:

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"Jim Oberg" wrote in message
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"Titan Calling -- How a Swedish engineer saved a once-in-a-lifetime
mission to Saturn's mysterious moon"

http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY...1004titan.html


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---And where will this Swedish engineer be sacking groceries after the
mission?

Any reason to think he won't simply continue working for ESA?


JJ Robinson II
Houston, TX



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Sander

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"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
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Any reason to think he won't simply continue working for ESA?


I suppose it's possible that they do things differently in Europe.

JJ Robinson II
Houston, TX

Any reason to think he won't simply continue working for ESA?


I suppose it's possible that they do things differently in Europe.

So you expect the guy who found the problem will get the axe, while the
Eye-ties who created the problem will keep drawing salaries and
eventually retire with honor?

"richard schumacher" wrote in message
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Any reason to think he won't simply continue working for ESA?


I suppose it's possible that they do things differently in Europe.

So you expect the guy who found the problem will get the axe, while the
Eye-ties who created the problem will keep drawing salaries and
eventually retire with honor?

Well, uhm, I suppose it's possible that they do things differently in
Europe.

JJ Robinson II
Houston, TX

richard schumacher :

Any reason to think he won't simply continue working for ESA?


I suppose it's possible that they do things differently in Europe.

So you expect the guy who found the problem will get the axe, while the
Eye-ties who created the problem will keep drawing salaries and
eventually retire with honor?

Yes.
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