Glitch in Mars Orbiter

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was Saved. NASA was able to revive the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter from a glitch that silenced observations last week. The orbiters has been near Mars since 2006 and is mapping and observing the red planet. Last Tuesday, June 6th, the orbiter went into standby mode and silenced all observations. On June 9th, NASA was able to revive and began observations again. They had to reboot the main computer which they suspect was hit by a cosmic ray or solar particle. This is the 6th time in 3 years the orbiter has entered safe mode. Safe mode is a way of self-defense for the orbiter where it shut downs and waits for instructions from Earth. It's important to keep the orbiter running because it is hunting for potential landing sites for the next NASA mission to Mars.