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Sorry, I guess I should have been more clear. The thruster and comms issues were also examples of hardware related issues. I can't say for certain that the comm
by gpm 7y ago
Sorry, I guess I should have been more clear. The thruster and comms issues were also examples of hardware related issues. I can't say for certain that the comms issue couldn't be fixed in software, but it seems unlikely. The thruster issue was related to overuse and is arguably mitigated by "not doing that (via software changes and training for human pilots)", but it really shouldn't have been an issue in the first place.
The software issues were the more serious issues that grabbed more headlines. The capsule incorrectly grabbing a time value from the rocket. The control logic for whatever reason didn't understand something was wrong, but instead "proceeded as normal" as if it was further ahead in the mission. Finally there was some other error that was caught before it happened but was something related to the thruster control logic and could have caused the loss of the capsule during re-entry.
- bumby 7y agoAh, ok thank you for clarifying. I thought you were originally talking about the thruster mapping issue that was another example of software issues
- gpm 7y agoNot sure why this is being downvoted. I appreciate both the thanks, and that you identified the source of the confusion. I also appreciate that you made it clear that you know what you're talking about and that I didn't really need to write such a long answer for you.