Europe plans remote update to keep aging Mars probe stable
BERLIN (AP) " The European Space Agency plans to remotely update the software on its Mars Express probe to ensure the aging spacecraft remains stable.The probe arrived at Mars in late 2003 for a two-year mission , but almost 15 years later it's still operating.ESA said Wednesday four of Mars Express' six gyroscopes " used to measure the probe's rotation " are failing, which would end the mission in 2019.So engineers decided to rewrite the spacecraft's computer code so it [...]
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