<story><title>NASA resets computer,  repairs data corruption on Voyager 2 interstellar probe</title><url>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-151</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>eob</author><text>Whenever I read stories like this, I always look in awe at the white-beards in my building who were around back in the days when computers were machines instead of abstractions.&lt;p&gt;The Story of Mel -- A Real Programmer comes to mind:&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/mel.html&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>NASA resets computer,  repairs data corruption on Voyager 2 interstellar probe</title><url>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2010-151</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>sliverstorm</author><text>I wonder, is it still possible to get involved with the Voyager craft, i.e. secure employment at JPL and get into that team? Voyager 1 &amp;#38; 2 are hands-down the most incredible machines/computers we have ever made, IMHO.</text></comment>