NASA investigating Curiosity probe's reset

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Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Curiosity is taking a hiatus from its scientific mission, according to the rover's most recent Twitter update.

Last week, its computer rebooted without warning. Now, NASA engineers are trying to figure out what caused the unprompted restart.

During the reboot, a glitch caused the spacecraft's computer to go into safe mode. Scientists have since awoken the rover from safe mode, but are slowly bringing Curiosity back online.

https://www.upi.com/NASA-engineers-are-investigating-Curiosity-probes-computer-reset/8471551116015/

[Space Commander Travis 50,164]

Someone turned it off and turned it on again? 

[spud the mackem 6,112]

Its those damn Martians messing around .

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48 minutes ago, Vlad the Mighty said:

Someone turned it off and turned it on again? 

By the way the article reads, I think it suddenly just rebooted itself, then switched itself to safe mode, then NASA woke it up from safe mode.. or maybe trying to wake it up safely? might be a better description for what's going on.

I'm not as savvy on the space stuff as some other folks here, so someone else might give a better explanation for what's going on.

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56 minutes ago, Vlad the Mighty said:

Someone turned it off and turned it on again? 

 

[bison 3,092]

Nah, if it was 'Marvin' he'd've just used his disintegrator on it!  

[tmcom 825]

It got hit by lighting, but l didn't say that.