A computer virus was discovered aboard the International Space Station in June, NASA confirmed today.
And as reported on our sister blog Threat Level, it isn't the first time that a worm has made it into orbit.
"This is not the first time we have had a worm or a virus. It's not a frequent occurrence, but this isn't the first time," NASA spokesperson Kelly Humphries told Wired.com's Ryan Singel.
Humphries downplayed the event, suggesting that the virus couldn't have done any real damage, but the event raises the serious question of how secure the IT infrastructure of the space station really is. Take a look at Threat Level's full story story about W32.Gammima.AG, the little worm that took a free ride to space.
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Image: NASA. Expedition 8 Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri practices manual docking on a laptop.
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