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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