ISEE-3 Has Phoned Home!
Jun. 9th, 2014 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beamjockeyThe crowdfunded engineers seeking to revive the ancient ISEE-3 interplanetary spacecraft have succeeded in making two-way contact. Jason Davis tells the story.
Rather than the kiss of a handsome prince, the spacecraft was awakened by a Software-Defined Radio (27 MB PDF).
My pal Dennis Wingo is on the team. They're hoping they can command the spacecraft to change its orbit before its upcoming lunar flyby. But the clock is ticking. I wish them luck.
Rather than the kiss of a handsome prince, the spacecraft was awakened by a Software-Defined Radio (27 MB PDF).
My pal Dennis Wingo is on the team. They're hoping they can command the spacecraft to change its orbit before its upcoming lunar flyby. But the clock is ticking. I wish them luck.
