Mars Odyssey Computer Swap Shores Up Comms Relay
Credit: NASA
NASA’s long-lived Mars Odyssey orbiter completed a switch to a backup primary computer earlier this week, cementing the 11-year-old spacecraft’s role as a critical communications relay for the agency’s Curiosity and Opportunity rovers. The transition from the A to B side primary processor included a...
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