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There was an article linked here a while back on the guy who designed that trajectory. It was completely intentional that ISEE3 would eventually return for fur

There was an article linked here a while back on the guy who designed that trajectory. It was completely intentional that ISEE3 would eventually return for further usage.

mikeash 12y ago
Further, he would arrange it so that mission milestones happened on colleagues' birthdays or anniversaries, just because he could. What a guy.
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- sitkack 12y ago
  Autistic Comedian?
- ForHackernews 12y ago
  "Sorry honey, we can't go out to dinner for our anniversary...I have to be at mission control."
mct 12y ago
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/18/289628696/space-thief-or-hero-one-mans-quest-to-reawaken-an-old-friend http://www.npr.org/2014/03/18/289628696/space-thief-or-hero-...
troymc 12y ago
The trajectory designer was Bob Farquhar. He's been involved with the space program since the late 1950s. An amazing guy. Here's his recently-published memoir: http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432759278 http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781432759278