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  In Pictures: Houston, we have a bug - 9 famous software glitches in space

  There’s never a good time to run into software bugs, but some times are worse than others - like during a mission to space. Spacecraft of all shapes and sizes rely heavily on software to complete their objectives. But those missions can be quickly ended by the simplest of human errors when writing code. The omission of an overbar here or overflow error checking code there can mean the difference between success or failure, not to mention the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars, years of work and, on manned missions, human life. Use the arrows above to read about 9 examples that show that, despite the care with which these systems are built, bugs have occurred in spacecraft software since we started to fling rockets into space - and will, no doubt, continue to crop up.

  In Pictures: Houston, we have a bug - 9 famous software glitches in space
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  In Pictures: NASA’s cool, radical and visionary concepts

  From satellite swarms to interstellar subs NASA is advancing transformative aerospace projects.

  In Pictures: NASA’s cool, radical and visionary concepts
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  In Pictures: Spaced out tech auction - 8 vintage space items go on the block

  Incredible space memorabilia that will make you geek out!

  In Pictures: Spaced out tech auction - 8 vintage space items go on the block
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  In Pictures: Mars gets close encounter with a comet

  The Red Planet will entertain an uninvited guest this weekend in the form a comet moving at 200,000 km/h through its space in the universe. NASA, ESA will point the Mars spacecraft at streaking Sliding Spring comet.

  In Pictures: Mars gets close encounter with a comet
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  In Pictures: NASA’s human space flight return

  NASA teams with Boeing, Space X to bring human spaceflight back to reality

  In Pictures: NASA’s human space flight return
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  In Pictures: NASA tests supersonic Mars flying saucer

  NASA system looks to safely land larger spacecraft on Mars

  In Pictures: NASA tests supersonic Mars flying saucer

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News about NASA

• Software glitch aborts SpaceX rendezvous with space station

  NASA and SpaceX will try a rendezvous and docking again on Thursday

• NASA embraces IBM’s Watson for future space, aerospace technology development

  IBM and NASA have had one of the longest, most successful relationships in the high-tech world and it looks like the future holds much the ...

• NASA plans major test of drone management system

  Up to 24 drones will take off from locations across the U.S.

• European Space Agency wants to build village on the moon

  ESA's director general envisions a permanent moon base for astronauts from around the world to conduct scientific experiments

• NASA to test inflatable habitat for future Mars missions

  Habitat will be expanded on space station for next 2 years

• How smartphones helped NASA to build tiny satellites you can hold in your hand

  New chips and more powerful software aren't just making better phones, they're improving our ability to explore space

Interviews about NASA

• Okta CSO: Cloud is a security strength, not a weakness

  How does endpoint identity management help secure your business' Cloud?

Features about NASA

• Over 100 years, NASA's top 5 tech advances

  NASA, and its predecessor NACA, helped develop computer chips, satellite communications and safer flight

• NASA rides artificial intelligence to the moon and Mars

• 3D printing makes its move into production

  IT needs to get ready

• After successful launch, NASA probe heads to the moon

  Lunar orbiter will test new outer space Internet and study the moon's atmosphere

• Businesses adopting robots for new tasks

  But will the machines and their ilk take away jobs -- even white-collar ones?

• The time is right for an 'IT petting zoo'

  NASA's CTO of IT spends a lot of time playing with consumer toys, noting, 'the point is to be daring'