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potifar

M¢25 Funded By Mahalo ? | June 10, 2009 05:26 AM

I heard the Mars Orbiter is in safe mode after being hit by a cosmic ray. Is it Safe mode with Command prompt?

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June 10, 2009 05:52 PM | view on twitter

It is highly unlikely that the Mars Orbiter runs Windows, most likely it is running a custom operating system allowing engineers on the ground to control it.
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