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Proving that even outer space isn't safe from computer glitches, the Mars Rover has had to be put on backup because of corrupted files.

Don't flip out: I just flipped over to my B-side computer while the team looks into an A-side memory issue go.nasa.gov/ZN8xsx — Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) March 1, 2013

The rock-analyzing robot has been in "safe mode" since Thursday, NASA said, meaning it is in "minimal-activity precautionary status," after it failed to send its recorded data back to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and didn't go into its daily "sleep" mode.

Its work — to discover whether there was ever life on the Red Planet — remained on hold over the weekend.

"While we are resuming operations on the B-side, we are also working to determine the best way to restore the A-side as a viable backup," engineer Magdy Bareh said of the mission's "anomaly resolution team."