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NASA Ping (mander.xyz)

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[–] NocturnalMorning 127 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Step 1.) Send a command

Step 2.) Go to lunch

Step 3.) ???

Step 4.) Get back pretty pictures from mars

[–] einlander 61 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Didn't forget debugging, diagnosing, and reprogramming Voyage which has left the solar system.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago

Can replace go to lunch with come back after the weekend.

[–] NocturnalMorning 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah, that was seriously impressive. I worked flight ops for a while. I couldn't imagine having to re-flash software from that far away.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Not only that, but on a computer that's in an unknown broken state

[–] herrvogel 5 points 4 months ago

I know the frustration of trying to reprogram cheap Chinese esp32 knock offs that refuse to enter bootloader mode. Those nasa guys have to be some of the most patient people on earth. Up there with special education teachers.

[–] Viking_Hippie 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna need you to tell me step 0. I followed your instructions to the letter and all I got out of it was a very confused lunch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, first you invent the universe

[–] Viking_Hippie 1 points 4 months ago

Okay.. Maybe step 0.9?