NASA Loses Contact With Space Station Over Software Update

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NASA Loses Contact With Space Station Over Software Update

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday February 19, 2013 @08:08AM from the i-didn't-know-they-used-itunes dept.

kodiaktau writes "Reports early Tuesday morning say that a software update to the International Space Station caused a communications blackout with Houston control. Remediation of the update has allowed the astronauts limited communication every 90 minutes or so. It is expected that the issue will be resolved today."

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Should've read the manuals. by ZaMoose · 2013-02-19 08:10 · Score: 5, Funny

I mean, even my Linksys warns me to only update firmware when I've got an Ethernet cable plugged in to it, because you know how wireless upgrades go.

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What could possibly go wrong? by IronHalik · 2013-02-19 08:11 · Score: 5, Informative

http://imgur.com/gallery/fv2rg9a
The rumor has it... by toxygen01 · 2013-02-19 08:15 · Score: 5, Funny

that it was Java update... what to say...
Windows 8 by puddingebola · 2013-02-19 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Actually, it was just some confusion when someone right swiped on Windows 8. The Charms bar came up and then the weather app launched and nobody knew how to close either one.
1. Re:Windows 8 by Megane · 2013-02-19 09:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  They had to do something to compete with the Genius Bar at Apple stores!
  I hear Ubuntu is going to introduce a Granola Bar to compete with both of them.
  
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Communication Reestablished by NoKaOi · 2013-02-19 08:19 · Score: 5, Informative

http://www.space.com/19853-space-station-contact-lost-nasa.html

Update: NASA has reestablished contact with the International Space Station. For the latest news, read: NASA Restores Contact with Space Station

As far as NASA officials can tell, the space station's loss of communications was unrelated to the software update, Kelly Humphries, a public affairs specialist at NASA told SPACE.com. It was a coincidence that the space agency lost contact with the station as the computers were being updated.
Hello, IT by Clancie · 2013-02-19 08:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
1. Re:Hello, IT by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · 2013-02-19 08:57 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Also, being a space station, it explains why you didn't hear the 'WHOOSH'.
Don't worry, it's not bricked. by Nanoda · 2013-02-19 08:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Someone is going to have to hold down the button on the side for 10 seconds though.
Re:Yep by omglolbah · 2013-02-19 08:30 · Score: 5, Interesting

We do a full image backup of the server.
Then we shut it down (they're all redundant) and remove one set of drives from the mirrored raid.
Start back up.
Run the update.
Verify that the update went ok
Perform new image backups.
When everyone is satisfied shove the mirrored drives back in.
Then again, we're "offshore" as in an oil rig and patching control system HMI servers... so I guess having a contingency plan would be required. This rig (where I am at now :p) makes 50 million USD a day in natural gas.. so uptime is paramount!