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ruffsl to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

Voyager's 15 Billion Mile Software Update

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Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months free here: https://nordvpn.com/primalspaceHave you ever wondered how NASA updates Voyager's software from 15 billion miles awa...
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    The prograss bar probably has a binary counter because else you wouldnt see the progress :p

    I wonder how much redundancy was integreted into the transmission.

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      They had CRC back then, so at least something rudimentary must be in place.

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        Found this online

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          I work in IT but understood little of that. Thanks for sharing though.

          ETA: heck, you can’t see comments in reader view. I was lost until opening in safari.

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