See how NASA manages the Curiosity rover without even leaving home

NASA began gradually transitioning its engineers to remote work back in March, but the latest

Employees have only now switched to home working due to the technical nature of their work.

Programming a sequence of actionsCuriosity rovers are about 20 people. They develop all the teams for the rover and first test them on special models. At the same time, it is quite important for them to be close to each other and instantly respond to various external factors that can happen to the rover.

“Usually we were all in the same room, exchanging data from screens, images and other information. The employees talked in small groups and with each other in a single room. ”

Alicia Allbaugh, director of NASA's Curiosity         

All employees transferred to remote workgot the necessary equipment to work from home. However, not all the equipment was able to be moved home - some specialists have to use ordinary red-blue 3D glasses instead of special 3D glasses - they require top-end video cards in high-performance computers that are installed only in the office.

The agency notes that it is not yet clear how long employees will work remotely and what the work schedule will be in the next six months.