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I could be very wrong but since the software was loaded during transit to Mars before landing on the surface they must have had both loaded on local storage. Ma

by jsz0 14y ago

I could be very wrong but since the software was loaded during transit to Mars before landing on the surface they must have had both loaded on local storage. Maybe the software wasn't done in time for launch?

rhizome 14y ago
I was interested to learn that most of the software was done by the end of 2008.
- jessriedel 14y ago
  I think this is because MSL was originally scheduled for the previous window in the Earth-Mars transit (about 2 years prior), but was pushed back.
  - SpikeDad 14y ago
    Correct. It was scheduled for 2009 but due to problems with the new dry lubricated motors and software issues they decided to delay to the next launch window which of course was Aug 2012. A very nice documentary is currently running on Discovery which goes into much detail on the construction of MSL.