Mirror Jams on Venus Express Spacecraft 31
tsarina writes "The European Space Agency is trying to fix a stuck instrument on its Venus Express spacecraft. A mirror in front of its interferometer is not pointing in the right direction, making it useless until it is moved. Managers hope to fix the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer this week. An identical instrument on the Mars Express probe has also acted up, but it is currently working properly.""
You could... (Score:5, Funny)
Alternatively, run it under some hot water for a few seconds.
If all else fails, give it a good swift kick.
The CSA could help here (Score:5, Funny)
Note - The above post is humorous in content, and does not intend to violate patents past or present on the "Design and Implementation of Remote Digit Activation Devices"
Should take a trick from NASA's playbook (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You could... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Should take a trick from NASA's playbook (Score:3, Funny)
Re: Should take a trick from NASA's playbook (Score:5, Funny)
Yes, the moon missions would never have been possible if they hadn't kept everything on the ground in Arizona.