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Saving Huygens

Posted by michael on from the dodged-a-bullet dept.

TazMainiac writes "This months IEEE Spectrum is running an article on how a Swedish scientist discovered that the Titan probe Cassini had a communications flaw that would cause it to lose all data sent back from the Huygens lander as it plunges into Titan's atmosphere. The problem - Doppler effect. The fix: go read the article."

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  1. Swedish scientist... by rackhamh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Meh. I'm feeling pretty neutral about this article.

  2. Re:I could have helped out with this by red+floyd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Drove a Fiat 128 for about 3 years. Had to keep replacing the clutch cable every 3000 miles or so (it rubbed against something else).

    It finally died on the 101 freeway in LA when it threw a rod.

    --
    The only reason we have the rights we have is that people just like us died to gain those rights. -- Cheerio Boy
  3. Confirms what we all know... by Qrlx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Berlusconi sucks!