Computer malfunction on International Space Station is fixed Two US astronauts based at the International Space Station (ISS) have completed a spacewalk at the station in order to replace a faulty computer, reported the Guardian. Rick Mastracchio and Steve Swanson, both flight engineers at the ISS, replaced the computer on the central section of the station’s exterior power truss. The computer failed on 11 April and was one of two devices that controlled several critical systems outside the station, including the rotation of the solar panel wings to track the sun and the positioning of the robotic crane. The replacement of the computer is “pretty straightforward”, explained Chris Cassidy, an astronaut and former ISS crewmember. We anticipate it to go quickly, but as with anything in space operations … you never know whats going to be thrown at you, Cassidy said.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:32:17 +0000
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