https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/635980-lo...
Man I would not want to be the one to brick that.
Going on a lot of presumption here (and a bit of optimism...), I would presume "don't brick it" is backed up by an appropriate level of funding to cover the training people receive before they get to touch production. In an optimal scenario (don't be wrong... don't be wrong...) this would cover component-level electrically-accurate (because radiation) logic simulation that everything gets tested on first.
I think there may be other computers, right here on Earth, that may be able to at least compete given those criteria.
[1]: From the linked page:
> The CCS originally ran software written in the Fortran programming language, but this has been continually upgraded since its launch (software updates can be transmitted and installed remotely). The current software is written in a mixture of C and Fortran.
The following is fascinating.
> The age of the computer and its codebase has caused problems for NASA in recent years. In 2015 Larry Zottarelli, the last of the project's original programmers, retired, and it was difficult to find a replacement with such in-depth knowledge of what now seem like ancient hardware and design principles.
Hello. You've reached the Voyager I spacecraft. We can't answer your ping right now but if you'd like to leave a message, please, do so after the beep. We look forward to servicing your request as soon as possible.
So 43 hours 10 minutes 26 seconds minimum, excluding processing time.
That's probably another record... Although I'm pretty sure it can't process ICMPs, so "ping" in the more general sense.
Joking, but thanks for the interesting info (and Frost1x also).
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-contacts-voyager-2-usi...
