isee-3
-
Google Lets You Watch Live Data From NASA’s Long Lost Satellite
NASA’s ISEE-3 was launched in 1977 and sent data home for 20 years. Recently, NASA discovered the abandoned satellite is still transmitting data, and turned over the controls to a group of citizen scientists. ISEE-3 zooms by the moon tomorrow, and thanks to a new Google project, you can ride along at home.
-
NASA Is Letting Citizens Commandeer A Long-Lost Satellite
Yesterday, NASA officially granted permission to a group of scientists and enthusiasts who want to do what NASA can’t afford: make contact with a 36-year-old satellite called ISEE-3 that’s still capable of taking directions for a new mission. It’s the first agreement of its kind — and it could hint at where the space industry…