Astronomy current events question: NASA JWT Near Infrared Camera problems

Astronomy 210L, Spring Semester 2011
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Students are assigned to read online articles on current astronomy events, and take a short current events quiz during the first 10 minutes of lab. (This motivates students to show up promptly to lab, as the time cut-off for the quiz is strictly enforced!)

United Press International press release, "Pixel Problems Plague New Telescope," March 2, 2011
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/wires?id=156307458&c=y

The Near Infrared Camera on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is experiencing problems with __________ before it has even been launched.
(A) extraneous pixel signals.
(B) software update crashes.
(C) alignment.
(D) possible shipping damage.
(E) corrupted memory cards.

Correct answer: (A)

Student responses
Sections 30678, 30679, 30680
(A) : 22 students
(B) : 1 student
(C) : 0 students
(D) : 0 students
(E) : 0 students