After working overnight to try to restore two failed computers aboard the international space station back to full operation, flight controllers have made little progress in identifying or fixing the problem. Operating on the theory that the pair of new solar arrays being installed on the starboard side of the station might be creating electrical interference that’s at the root of the problem, crew members first checked the power with an oscilloscope, which indicated the power quality was fine, ISS program manager Mike Suffredini said in a news conference.
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Computer Problems Baffle ISS Flight Controllers
Posted by: Katherine Noyes June 15, 2007 02:34 PMAfter working overnight to try to restore two failed computers aboard the international space station back to full operation, flight controllers have made little progress in identifying or fixing the problem. Operating on the theory that the pair of new solar arrays being installed on the starboard side of the station might be creating electrical interference that’s at the root of the problem, crew members first checked the power with an oscilloscope, which indicated the power quality was fine, ISS program manager Mike Suffredini said in a news conference.