NASA’s Curiosity Rover gets out of the “Safe Mode” for further scientific investigations
Main point:
NASA’s has rebooted the Mars Rover Curiosity and returned the robot to the active status.
Study Further:
In a tweet on March 18, “Curiosity rover” reported that the team of engineers found the software issue.
Safety Dance: Team diagnosed software issue that prompted weekend safe mode. Back to science in a few days go.nasa.gov/109o4kq
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 18, 2013
This six wheeled, car-size, billion dollars robot went to the safe mode on February 28, when the engineers moved the robot to the backup (B-side) computer to protect it from the problem but now the A-side is available again and the rover will start its scientific investigations soon.
“We expect to get back to sample-analysis science by the end of the week,” Curiosity mission manager Jennifer Trosper, of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., said in a statement.
Don’t call it a comeback: I’m out of safe mode & ready to resume science operations [mission status] go.nasa.gov/YmVyer
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 19, 2013
“Other upcoming activities include preparations for a moratorium on transmitting commands to Curiosity during most of April, when Mars will be passing nearly directly behind the sun from Earth’s perspective. The moratorium is a precaution against interference by the sun corrupting a command sent to the rover.” NASA officials wrote in a statement.
In a tweet on March 18, “Curiosity rover” reported more evidences of water-bearing minerals.
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. More evidence of H2O-bearing minerals in rocks go.nasa.gov/115Jeif
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 18, 2013
