NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant"

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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is changing its mind – or rather, NASA is changing Curiosity’s mind for it. The 4X4-sized robot explorer is spending its first weekend on the Red Planet installing a major software update that NASA calls a “brain transplant.” This new software replaces that which Curiosity ran while in transit from Earth and will prepare the rover for exploring the Martian surface... Continue Reading NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity getting "brain transplant"

Section: Science and Education

Tags: Curiosity Rover, Mars, NASA, Software, Space, Spacecraft

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