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Citizen Science, Missions

Contact With 36-Year Old Spacecraft Results in Dancing, Hugs. Now Comes Even Bigger Challenge

4 Jun , 2014 by Nancy Atkinson

What is it like to make contact with a 36-year old dormant spacecraft? “The intellectual side of you systematically goes through all the procedures but you really end up doing a happy dance when it actually works,” Keith Cowing told Universe Today. Cowing, most notably from NASA Watch.com, and businessman Dennis Wingo are leading a […]

arecibo radio telescope, Citizen Science, Crowdfunding, Dennis Wingo, ISEE-3, ISEE-3 Reboot, Keith Cowing

Citizen Science, Missions

Guest Post: No turning back, NASA ISEE-3 Spacecraft Returning to Earth after a 36 Year Journey

13 May , 2014 by Tim Reyes

Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Tim Reyes, a former NASA software engineer and analyst who has supported development of orbital and lander missions to the planet Mars since 1992. The International Sun-Earth Explorer spacecraft (ISEE-3) is phoning home and will be returning whether we are ready or not. Launched in 1978 to […]

Dennis Wingo, ISEE-3, ISEE-3 Reboot, Keith Cowing, Tim Reyes

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