Y2K is Back!

"Space shuttle Discovery was moved to the launch pad Thursday to await a
launch that could be as early as Dec. 6 - an effort to avoid potential New
Year's Eve computer glitches.

"The worry is that shuttle computers aren't designed to make the change from
the 365th day of the old year to the first day of the new year while in
flight. NASA has never had a shuttle in space Dec. 31 or Jan. 1."

Good thing they delayed past the Daylight Savings Time switch-over...

http://cbs3.com/topstories/topstori..._313132319.html

"HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:12l76981o4djtc9@news.supernews.com...> "Space shuttle Discovery was
moved to the launch pad Thursday to await a
> launch that could be as early as Dec. 6 - an effort to avoid potential New
> Year's Eve computer glitches.
>
> "The worry is that shuttle computers aren't designed to make the change
> from the 365th day of the old year to the first day of the new year while
> in flight. NASA has never had a shuttle in space Dec. 31 or Jan. 1."

You have GOT to be kidding me.

Well, after further review....maybe not so dopey.

After all, this was the same 'software team' that just a couple years ago
sent a Mars probe off to boldly go where no man had gone before because some
of them were working in kilometers and others in miles.

(Maybe NASA and JPL should be outsourcing MORE work instead of less???).

MCM

Michael Mattias wrote:
> "HeyBub" <heybubNOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:12l76981o4djtc9@news.supernews.com...> "Space shuttle Discovery was
> moved to the launch pad Thursday to await a 
>
> You have GOT to be kidding me.
>
> Well, after further review....maybe not so dopey.
>
> After all, this was the same 'software team' that just a couple years ago
> sent a Mars probe off to boldly go where no man had gone before because so
me
> of them were working in kilometers and others in miles.
>
> (Maybe NASA and JPL should be outsourcing MORE work instead of less???).
>
> MCM
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
I thought the shuttle computers used JOVIAL and Julian dates...

Gary