First, the software was programmed in meters instead of
feet on the Mars Climate Orbiter. Now, the same contractor appears
to have installed a gravity switch backwards, causing a quarter
billion dollar spacecraft to make one heck of a hole in the
sand.
The most recent spacecraft telemetry from Cassini was acquired
from the Goldstone tracking station on Wednesday, October 13. The
Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is
operating normally.
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