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Private Team Fires 36-Year-Old NASA Probe's Engines

• feralmoan 12y ago
  It's had quite an adventure! 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-...
• jdiez17 12y ago
  This is fascinating. I just finished reading some of their blog posts and they really make me want to get a career in space-related technology. This is insanely cool.
  • z3t4 12y ago
    Try Kerbal Space Program.
    • serge2k 12y ago
      For anyone who does, watch Scott Manley on youtube.
    • jdiez17 12y ago
      I have! It's a lot of fun. I'm designing a panel of switches to play KSP.
• sp332 12y ago
  Strange they quote the Twitter feed but never say what the handle is. It's https://twitter.com/ISEE3Reboot https://twitter.com/ISEE3Reboot
• qwerta 12y ago
  Great, I hope they will not get prosecuted for 'kidnapping' government property.
  • Wingman4l7 12y ago
    This project has NASA's "approval" / encouragement: http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/may/nasa-signs-agreement-with-citizen-scientists-attempting-to-communicate-with-old/ http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/may/nasa-signs-agreement-with... It's a "Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA)". "The NRSAA details the technical, safety, legal and proprietary issues that will be addressed before any attempts are made to communicate with or control the 1970’s-era spacecraft as it nears the Earth in August."
• ars 12y ago
  "That might happen on Tuesday (July 7)" The next time July 7 is on a Tuesday is next year :)
• dandrews 12y ago
  "Originally published on Space.com" http://www.space.com/26438-isee3-spacecraft-engines-fired.html http://www.space.com/26438-isee3-spacecraft-engines-fired.ht...
• BrandonMarc 12y ago
  (obligatory) http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/05/30/isee-3/ http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/05/30/isee-3/ http://xkcd.com/1337/ http://xkcd.com/1337/