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International Space Station – improved situation of on-board computers

06-16-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)

18:45 CEST. Relief on board the International Space station after some days of worry, an ESA and European industry team of experts is working closely with NASA and Russian partners to help overcome the computer problems that have been affecting the International Space Station over the last few days.

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