JohnRBaker
Mechanical
- Jun 1, 2006
- 36,692
This is an amazing story, NASA uploaded a 'patch' to Voyager 2, which is 11.5 billion miles away. What's more amazing is that the people who designed Voyager 2, over 43 years ago, did so in a way that provided an environment which allowed for remote diagnosis and reprogramming by engineers 43 years in the future.
Note that I worked over 35 years with a software product that never left the ground and even then it was non-trivial to provide a scheme which allowed us to 'patch' our customer's systems.
NASA brings Voyager 2 fully back online, 11.5 billion miles from Earth
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
Note that I worked over 35 years with a software product that never left the ground and even then it was non-trivial to provide a scheme which allowed us to 'patch' our customer's systems.
NASA brings Voyager 2 fully back online, 11.5 billion miles from Earth
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without