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Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt CrashVoronezh, Russia (RIA Novosti) Feb 03, 2012 Space radiation triggered a glitch in the on-board computer system causing the recent crash of Russia's Mars probe, Federal Space Agency head Vladimir Popovkin said on Tuesday. "Two components of the onboard computer system were spontaneously rebooted and it switched into a standby mode," he said. "The most likely reason [for the glitch] is the impact of heavy charged space particles," he said. Another possible cause could have been defective microchips imported from abroad, he said. ... read more |
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