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Nov32020 by adminNo Comments

Glitch caused self-isolation orders to be too long

Technology

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Jan92020 by adminNo Comments

NASA: ‘Joint, independent team’ will probe Boeing Starliner orbital glitch

Science

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- NASA is establishing a "joint, independent team" to probe the failure of Boeing's Starliner space capsule to reach the International Space Station during a test flight. The investigation comes as NASA is feeling pressure to stop relying on Russian Soyuz capsules to carry astronauts to the station. Boeing and its competitor, SpaceX, are years behind schedule in developing a new spacecraft to carry people. Starliner was launched Dec. 20 without a crew, and a problem with its mission clock caused it to burn fuel needlessly. That meant it wasn't able to reach the orbit necessary to catch up with the space station. Despite the problem, Boeing and NASA said the test mission accomplished most of its goals. Initial data showed the capsule was a safe environment in which to carry ...

Nov232019 by adminNo Comments

TSB resolves payments glitch days after critical IT crisis report

Business

TSB says it has resolved a glitch that delayed customer payments overnight, just days after a critical report into the bank's IT meltdown last year.The bank responded to a flurry of complaints via social media early on Friday morning when it said: "Some payments into TSB accounts have been delayed overnight and we are working to process these as soon as possible today." It later confirmed that the operation to clear the backlog was completed just before midday. @TSB really TSB when will you put my wages into my account? These system issues you keep having is outrageous! I will defo be moving my account after this. Its happening too often now 😡— Sarah (@Weesarahlou) November 22, 2019 "We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused," TSB said.I...

Jul142019 by adminNo Comments

India aborts moon mission launch citing technical glitch

Technology

India has temporarily deferred its dream of a soft landing on the lunar south pole, aborting the launch of its second moon mission on Monday less than an hour before liftoff. The Chandrayaan-2 mission was called off when a "technical snag" was observed in the 640-ton, 14-story launch-vehicle system, said Indian Space Research Organization spokesman B.R. Guruprasad. The countdown abruptly stopped at T-56 minutes, 24 seconds, and Guruprasad said that the agency would announce a revised launch date soon. Chandrayaan, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, is designed for a soft landing on the far side of the moon and to send a rover to explore water deposits confirmed by a previous Indian space mission. With nuclear-armed India poised to become the world's fifth-largest economy, the ardently...

Jul22019 by adminNo Comments

Internet wobble caused by Cloudflare glitch

Technology

Internet users faced problems accessing many websites for about an hour because of a problem with Cloudflare.The company provides internet security and other services meant to help online businesses operate smoothly.Many members of the public had reported seeing "502 errors" displayed in their browsers when they tried to visit its clients.The service has more than 16 million customers ranging from the chat service Discord to the dating site OKCupid.Cloudflare said the problem had now been resolved although some of its analytics tools were still facing disruption.Among the casualties was Downdetector, a popular site used to monitor disruption.CoinDesk - a news site specialising in cryptocurrencies - was also one of those affected. It said that it had recei...