{"id":19475,"date":"2016-02-03T19:52:22","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T11:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/abort-retry-fail-astronaut-pokes-fun-at-windows-xp-during-space-training-in-russia\/"},"modified":"2016-02-03T19:52:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T11:52:22","slug":"abort-retry-fail-astronaut-pokes-fun-at-windows-xp-during-space-training-in-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/abort-retry-fail-astronaut-pokes-fun-at-windows-xp-during-space-training-in-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Abort, retry, fail? Astronaut pokes fun at Windows XP during space training in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_227298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-227298\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-227298\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Thomas_during_training_in_the_Soyuz_TMA_simulator-630x615.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Pesquet\" width=\"630\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Thomas_during_training_in_the_Soyuz_TMA_simulator-630x615.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Thomas_during_training_in_the_Soyuz_TMA_simulator-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Thomas_during_training_in_the_Soyuz_TMA_simulator-1240x1211.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-227298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French astronaut Thomas Pesquet undergoes training in a Soyuz spacecraft simulator in 2014 at Russia\u2019s Star City cosmonaut training center. (Credit: ESA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Moscow, we have a problem: Russia\u2019s cosmonaut training center in Star City might need to upgrade its Soyuz spacecraft simulators to Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>Based on some snapshots tweeted by French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, it looks as if Russia\u2019s space agency has been getting by with Microsoft Windows XP. And that became&nbsp;the source of a little levity when&nbsp;Pesquet encountered a simulated spaceflight alarm:<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=694469225424015361&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fabort-retry-fail-astronaut-pokes-fun-at-windows-xp-during-space-training-in-russia%2F&amp;sessionId=70e42fc67eb9142551abb5a97161955f1e4b6b75&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"694469225424015361\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804973340404427=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When your spacecraft does this, you know it&#8217;s not a good day\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/cYP0pDp6as<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) February 2, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thom_astro\/status\/694952685083181057\/photo\/1<\/p>\n<p>The wallpaper on the computer screen inside the Soyuz mockup is the signature look for Windows XP, which went out of fashion long ago.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, the world\u2019s space agencies often stick with tried-and-true software even if it goes out of date, just because it takes so long to certify new equipment. The International Space Station\u2019s laptops were switched over from XP to the Linux-based Debian 6 operating system less than three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it\u2019s important to point out that we\u2019re just talking about simulation software here. The actual Soyuz flight control system does not run on XP, although it\u2019s not immune from glitches.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, XP users can\u2019t take advantage of Microsoft\u2019s free Windows 10 upgrade&nbsp;\u2013 and budgets are getting tighter&nbsp;at the Russian space agency. Nevertheless,&nbsp;maybe there\u2019ll be a way to bring the software up to date by the time Pesquet is launched to the station in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French astronaut Thomas Pesquet undergoes training in a Soyuz spacecraft simulator in 2014 at Russia\u2019s Star City cosmonaut training center. (Credit: ESA) Moscow, we have a problem: Russia\u2019s cosmonaut training center in Star City might need to upgrade its Soyuz spacecraft simulators to Windows 10. 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