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Glitch Forces Mars Probe Shut-Off

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the your-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

TheEvilOverlord writes to tell us that BBC News is reporting that a 'glitch' has forced the mars probe to switch into a "safe-mode" switching several of its systems off. Perhaps it is just an education tool to show martians the meaning of BSOD.

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  1. Stop Bush from ruining MARS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Like he did New Orleans Iraq and Afghanistan.
    Earth must stay away in order not to contaminate Mars pristine Martian Wilderness.