{"id":467330,"date":"2022-06-24T20:30:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mars-orbiter-gets-a-windows-98-update-to-speed-up-research-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T20:30:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T17:30:47","slug":"mars-orbiter-gets-a-windows-98-update-to-speed-up-research-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mars-orbiter-gets-a-windows-98-update-to-speed-up-research-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mars Orbiter Gets a \u201cWindows 98 Update\u201d to Speed Up Research \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbdf13fed5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3dbdf13fed5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mars-orbiter-gets-a-windows-98-update-to-speed-up-research-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CMars_Orbiter_Gets_a_%E2%80%9CWindows_98_Update%E2%80%9D_to_Speed_Up_Research_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mars Orbiter Gets a \u201cWindows 98 Update\u201d to Speed Up Research \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMars_Orbiter_Gets_a_%E2%80%9CWindows_98_Update%E2%80%9D_to_Speed_Up_Research_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mars Orbiter Gets a \u201cWindows 98 Update\u201d to Speed Up Research \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-121658 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ccb593cc.png?width=1200\" alt=\"A photo of the Mars Express probe orbiting over Mars.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"ESA\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">ESA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mars Express probe is best known for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Mars_Express\/Mars_Express_detects_liquid_water_hidden_under_planet_s_south_pole\">detecting liquid water<\/a> beneath the Martian surface. But now, nearly two decades after its launch, Mars Express is gaining notoriety among nerds because of a<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Enabling_Support\/Operations\/Software_upgrade_for_19-year-old_martian_water-spotter\">\u00a0software update<\/a>. In astronaut Chris Hadfield\u2019s words, \u201cHow do you update Windows 98 on a spaceship orbiting Mars?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Space fans and computer dorks are excited to learn that Mars Express, which the European Space Agency (ESA) launched in 2003, runs software <em>related to<\/em> Windows 98. The ESA just updated this software to improve the spacecraft\u2019s signal strength and ability to collect data, a preparatory step before Mars Express searches for water at the Red Planet\u2019s south pole.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How do you update Windows 98 on a spaceship orbiting Mars? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@esa<\/a> is doing it for Mars Express, after 19 years. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRWtuaqo22\">https:\/\/t.co\/DRWtuaqo22<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xxkDz5GrL1\">pic.twitter.com\/xxkDz5GrL1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cmdr_Hadfield\/status\/1539597127155949569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To be clear, Mars Express does not run Windows 98. An instrument on the probe, called MARRIS, uses software that was made in a Windows 98-based development environment. So, Mars Express can probably run\u00a0<em>DOOM<\/em>, but the ESA is stretching the truth a bit to put things in perspective\u2014successfully updating this software was not an easy task!<\/p>\n<p>The functional changes provided by this update are interesting. According to\u00a0Andrea Cicchetti, MARSIS Deputy PI, the original MARRIS software \u201crelied on a complex technique\u201d to collect high-resolution data. But this technique filled the instrument\u2019s onboard memory too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy discarding data that we don\u2019t need,\u201d explains Cicchetti, \u201cthe new software allows us to switch MARSIS on for five times as long and explore a much larger area with each pass.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mars Express launched in 2003 and is almost two decades old. The fact that it\u2019s still collecting useful data is amazing, and hey, this software update could lead to a major discovery at the Martian south pole.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/Science_Exploration\/Space_Science\/Mars_Express\/Mars_Express_detects_liquid_water_hidden_under_planet_s_south_pole\">ESA<\/a><\/small>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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