News tagged with safe
Mars orbiter enters safe mode after disturbance
NASA says its powerful Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode after being hit by a cosmic ray or solar particle.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Sex isn't just fun, it's healthy
Want a simple way to increase your longevity? Try sex. It's one of the most fun things we humans can do.
Feb 27, 2009 |
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Engineers assessing Cassini spacecraft
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., are working to understand what caused NASA's Cassini spacecraft to put itself into "safe mode," a precautionary standby mode. Cassini entered ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Cassini to resume nominal operations
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., expect the Cassini spacecraft will resume normal operations on Nov. 24. They have traced the steps taken by an onboard computer before Cassini ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Mars Orbiter in Safe Mode Increases Communication Rate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter project have stepped up the communication rate being received from the orbiter as an early step in the process of determining why the spacecraft ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbite Team Plans Uplink of Protective Files
(PhysOrg.com) -- The team operating NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter plans to uplink protective files to the spacecraft next week as one step toward resuming the orbiter's research and relay activities.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Safe Standby
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the team operating the spacecraft has begun implementing careful steps designed to resume Odyssey's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Team restoring Mars orbiter after reboot
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a precautionary standby mode after experiencing a spontaneous computer reboot on Sept. 15. The mission's ground team has begun restoring ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Mars Odyssey Orbiter Puts Itself Into Standby Safe Mode
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter put itself into a safe standby mode, and the mission team has begun steps to resume the spacecraft's science and relay operations this week.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Cassini back to normal, ready for Enceladus
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations today, Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Kepler experienced 'safe mode' event
On Dec. 22, 2010, Kepler experienced a safe mode event. A safe mode is a self-protective measure that the spacecraft takes when something unexpected occurs. During safe mode, the spacecraft points the solar ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft Out of Safe Mode
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter today has been taken out of the precautionary 'safe mode' it had been in since August.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Mars Orbiter Puts Itself in Safe Mode Again
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter put itself into a safe mode Wednesday morning, Aug. 26, for the fourth time this year, while maintaining spacecraft health and communications. While in safe ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2009 |
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Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight
Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Experts investigate Kepler's condition
In response to the Dec. 22, 2010 Safe Mode event on the Kepler spacecraft, the mission team has brought in several experts and begun a detailed anomaly investigation.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 04, 2011 |
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