NASA's Curiosity rover was only due to last two years but it has now been exploring Mars for a decade. It will soon get a software update that will allow it to cover more distance and complete even more science
A new software update will soon give NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover a 50 per cent speed boost, allowing it to cover a greater distance and complete more science. But the update very nearly didn’t happen because of a mysterious bug in the software that eluded engineers for years.
Curiosity, which landed on Mars 10 years ago this month, has already greatly outlived its planned two-year lifespan. It can be controlled in several ways, but the vast majority of the time, it operates …
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