Rebooting a Spacecraft, 140 Million Kilometres From Home.

Engineers successfully upgraded the software on a distant spacecraft 140 million kilometers away, navigating the high-stakes reboot process with a significant eight-minute delay for each command. This mission aims to provide unprecedented insights into an asteroid that was previously altered by human intervention. The outcome could answer lingering questions about the asteroid's state since the 2022 event, underscoring the importance of precise long-distance space operations in advancing our understanding of celestial bodies and our impact on them.