These two probes are mind blowing achievements. It would be lovely to read about the code and the various things it does, along with a description of the computing hardware (which machine code or assembly language or other language was used), etc.
> The update, which took almost 18 hours to complete, was transmitted to help Voyager 2 avoid the same problem that its sibling, Voyager 1, experienced last year.
> …
> If there aren’t any issues, it will trigger the Voyager 2 update on October 28.
Correct me if I’m wrong. The wording is a bit confusing. I presume the first paragraph above, when it says “to complete”, refers to just transmitting the update (and acknowledgment that it has been saved). The patching with this updated code will be triggered on October 28 after some verification checks are done.
> The update, which took almost 18 hours to complete, was transmitted to help Voyager 2 avoid the same problem that its sibling, Voyager 1, experienced last year.
> …
> If there aren’t any issues, it will trigger the Voyager 2 update on October 28.
Correct me if I’m wrong. The wording is a bit confusing. I presume the first paragraph above, when it says “to complete”, refers to just transmitting the update (and acknowledgment that it has been saved). The patching with this updated code will be triggered on October 28 after some verification checks are done.