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Or simply change the mission objective and result to
* * * We successfully crashed a probe to Mars!!! * * *
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fired it's retros for 3 seconds instead of thirty
Let me guess - time unit misunderstanding between 2 groups?
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I bet their re-entry code went like this:
TimeSpan retro_rocket_burn_length = new TimeSpan(30000000);
TimeSpan retro_rocket_burn_length = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30.0);
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Still better than one zero too many. In that case they would've crashed on Earth!
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Or be weird like me and stick the value in a variable
var rocket_burn_seconds = 30;
InitiateBurn(new TimeSpan(rocket_burn_seconds * TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond)
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Was that inches or centimetres?
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Oops, that was one division by 10 too many.
Next time they will use "i < x" "instead of i <= x". 
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One of the previous times it was because of an English vs metric misunderstanding.
Is there a metric time unit I don't know about?
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I don't think so - but there may be a few that they aren't clear on... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: so who was giving people in QA suggestions about landing procedure code?
Copy and paste, at its best.
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Sounds like a timer problem. Wouldn't it be fun if it really was?
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The code was probably written at ESA Noordwijk, with the problem being caused by the Dutch insistence on using "WHEN" where they should use "IF".
WHEN (AtmosphereEntry)
{
DeployChute AND FireRetros;
}
'WHEN' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
C:\portholes>_
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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ESA got rather annoyed when I suggested to them that they should have asked NASA how to land on Mars rather than looking like total buffoons. I don't know why 🤔
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Hi All,
Mars seems to be the place where space probes go missing, so if we get a message from Mars by some hidden life form will it be "Quit dumping your junk on our patio!" when translated ?...
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Being a non-technical but very imitative species, they'll reverse engineer the hardware and discover that the transtator coils are the basis of subspace warp travel and build a starship. 
Marc
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It upsets the whole percentage!
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Basildane wrote: It upsets the whole percentage!
Brownie points for getting the reference. ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif)
Marc
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Marc, my friends and I know every line, every word, every scene.
Once, a NASA friend and I had a complete conversation at work - and were able to get the important points back and forth, only speaking in Star Trek quotes.
Those were good times.
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Maybe the martians are repeatedly shooting down our scouts hoping to prevent future invasions.
And I don't even want to know about all the lost probes in Uranus 
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Apparently just the European ones. They really have evolved to the next level. 
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Considering Europe history of invasions I'd say they're wise.
DURA LEX, SED LEX
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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One gets bored of invading the same places after a while...
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VOLA - Gutter Moon[^]
Spotify recommended this to me. Really awesome debut full length album by Danish Vola!
They play a technical kind of metal with clean vocals.
The entire album is great, but this is my favorite track by just a little bit.
One of the best albums of 2016 so far 
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