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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

36-year-old ‘zombie’ spacecraft rescued from the abyss fires thrusters for the first time in 20 years

It’s alive! 36-year-old ‘zombie’ spacecraft rescued from the abyss fires thrusters for the first time in 20 years

A team of citizen scientists has successfully regained control of the once-thought 'dead' ISEE-3 spacecraft (illustration shown). The team made first contact with the probe in late May and has now fired the thrusters on the vehicle, with a view to flying past the moon on 10 August
Virginia-based amateur group successfully fired thrusters on 'dead' probe (illustrated). The spacecraft will now be moved to fly past the moon on 10 August.
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