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How NASA retirees helped save the Hubble telescope
In June, one of the space telescope’s computers stopped working after 31 years of impressive images of distant galaxies. To activate it, NASA had to call those who witnessed the start of the project, it looks like something from Hollywood. For 31 years, the Hubble Telescope orbited the Earth at an altitude of about 550 kilometers, providing breathtaking images of distant stars and galaxies. NASA’s mission was originally supposed to last just 15 years, but the spy is still flying, sending 1.5 million photographs back to Earth. Then, on June 13, 2021, the so-called payload computer, which controls and coordinates the work of scientific instruments on board the observatory, stopped working. When it stopped sending data to the main computer, it automatically put all scientific equipment into sleep mode. All attempts by the ground brigade to reset the disabled device through the main computer were unsuccessful. In principle, there was no reason for panic: after all, in extreme cases, all the important components of the Hubble exist in duplicate. So, the deactivated equipment also had a backup, which was replaced during the last Hubble maintenance mission in 2009. But with a computer like this, you can’t just press the power button. What to do with cassette and diskette? How is it possible that at high-tech NASA no one else knows how devices have worked in the past? It was as if someone had found an old box in the basement full of childhood memories, including a cassette of your favorite songs and a floppy disk. While I wonder who else has a cassette recorder and floppy drive, your little grandson has no idea what these weird plastic lumps are. This commonplace example serves to illustrate the speed at which technology is changing, and with it the technical knowledge required to use or repair it. And in the case of NASA’s rescue operation, any mistake could mean the irreversible end of the Hubble mission. Just in case, Nzinga Tull, the head of the observatory’s emergency team, also brought together the former engineers who were involved in the project. After all, NASA acknowledges that repairing a space telescope built in the 1980s required the expertise of everyone involved in Hubble’s history. “The collaboration was inspiring” More than 50 people took part in the two-week rescue operation. First, old and new team members went through a list of possible weak points together to try to identify the problem. Some of the NASA veterans who helped build the telescope were still familiar with the old control and data processing unit of the useful computer. Other retirees found in the original Hubble documentation, dating back 30-40 years ago, the instructions they needed to deal with the accident. “This is the benefit of a program that has been running for over 30 years: incredible experience and expertise,” says Tall. “It was inspiring to collaborate with both the current team and those who have moved on to other projects. They are showing such dedication to their Hubble, observatory and scientific colleagues! ” Step-by-step computer initialization was calculated on a simulator at NASA’s control center. By combining all efforts, the backup computer was successfully activated on July 15 after a five-week break. Two days later, the instruments again provided spectacular images of distant points in space. In the first one, you can see two galaxies that have just merged into the constellation of Capricorn, with three arms – all thanks to the cooperation of NASA retirees. Author: Alexander Freund
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Being very close companies, OPPO and OnePlus have decided to create a new partnership, with the latter being a pioneer in the market. It has become the representative of the best smartphones in the group, and this will be seen very soon.
Proving this, OnePlus has announced that it will have news soon. The following brand assets will be announced on February 7, 2023. We are talking about OnePlus 11 5G and Buds Pro 2.
In recent years, OnePlus has been showcasing new hardware in an attempt to find a new place in the market. The brand has not always seen its full potential, betting on mid-range or entry-level smartphones.
The situation is changing, and the novelty will go on sale in early 2023, February 7. It is on this day that the new OnePlus 11 5G will be presented with all the expected news. We definitely have the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC here. There's still 16GB of storage left and 256GB of onboard storage.
It is expected that he will receive a 6.7-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1440p and a frequency of 120 Hz. In the field of photography, we will have an important change: a 50 MP main camera, a 48 MP ultra wide-angle camera and a 32 MP telephoto lens with 2x zoom. For selfies and video calls, you'll have a 16-megapixel camera.
The photography partnership with Hasselblad will continue with OnePlus for fine-tuning and some additions. This alliance has brought important results for the best smartphones of the brand, guaranteeing the best photos in any situation.
In addition to the new OnePlus 11 5G, another brand new feature is also expected to arrive at the event. We're talking about the Buds Pro 2, which are solidifying an audio commitment that's becoming more of a reality. The brand promises "rich stereo quality sound with crystal clear clarity".
Stays like this marked by the beginning of February, another important novelty will enter the market. OnePlus wants to reclaim its place, and that will be the brand's bet for years to come. OnePlus 11 5G and Buds Pro 2 take the first step in this direction.
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According to information provided by Mukul Sharma, the unidentified POCO device can be identified by the model number 22127PC95I. Due to the fact that it was first seen online, the marketing name of this equipment is still a mystery.
POCO has not launched new mobile devices, including smartphones, to the market for some time now. On the other hand, several POCO smartphones such as POKO X5 and X5 Pro have been spotted on various certification sites, suggesting that the company will release these products soon. Today a new smartphone from the sub-brand xiaomi has been spotted on the BIS India website but the device does not have a name or any other details associated with it.
A new POCO device (model number 22127PC95I) has been included in the Indian BIS certification. POCO F5 has the model number 23013PC75I. #A LITTLE pic.twitter.com/NAFloP5Crt
— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) December 19, 2022
According to information provided by Mukul Sharma, the unidentified POCO device can be identified by the model number 22127PC95I. Due to the fact that it was first seen online, the marketing name of this equipment is still a mystery. It is possible that it will debut as a mid-range smartphone. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, other than the model number of the smartphone, does not provide any additional information about the device. However, this seems to indicate that the product will be available in the Indian market very soon.
In other related news, POCO X5 5G has recently been seen on several certification sites including SIRIM in Malaysia, BIS in India and the US FCC. According to various sources, it is possible that this is a renamed or modified version Redmi Note 12 5Gwhich was recently released in China.
It is supposed to be equipped screen 6.67″ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and chipset Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 inside. Can run MIUI 13 based on android 12 and have LPDDR4x RAM in addition to UFS 2.2 storage. The front camera is rumored to be 8MP while the main rear camera will be 48MP with 2MP depth. May have the ability drums 5000 mAh and 33W fast charging support.
In addition POCO X5 Pro 5G has recently been seen on various sites dedicated to certification. The battery is said to have a capacity of 5000 mAh and can charge at 67W. It will come with MIUI 14 preinstalled and will support n5, n7, n38, n41, n77 and n78 network bands. 5G.
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