[FOTZeiss] Mars Orbiter Switches to Unused Computer
Glenn A. Walsh
siderostat1991 at yahoo.com
Sat Nov 3 12:08:48 EDT 2012
Like many spacecraft, this orbiter carries a pair of redundant main computers, so that a backup is available if one fails. The Odyssey team has decided to switch to the B-side computer to begin using the B-side's inertial measurement unit.
http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2012/11/mars-orbiter-switches-to-unused-computer.html
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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
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