NASA ’s ISEE-3 was launched in 1977 and charge information home for 20 old age . of late , NASA notice the empty satellite is still transmitting data point , andturned over the controls to a group of citizen scientist . ISEE-3 rapid climb by the lunar month tomorrow , andthanks to a new Google task , you’re able to taunt along at domicile .
When citizen scientistsfirst discovered that ISEE-3 was still out there transmitting data , they put together a crowdfunding projection and took over an give up McDonalds aformerMcDonalds at NASA ’s Ames Research Facility , hop to regain control of the artificial satellite ’s escape route and transmit it on newfangled missions . alas , ISEE-3 ’s propulsion systems are shot .
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But ISEE-3 is still transmit data point , and this weekend the solitary capsule will swing out past the moon and wave at dry land for the first time in decades . And thanks to the Google Chrome experimentA Spacecraft For All , even old folks like you and me can tapdance into ISEE-3 ’s data fertilize and watch live as it cruise through the sure-enough vicinity .
The substantial actionhappens tomorrow , with a alive lunar fly - by demonstration , consultation with the original NASA scientist and the Reboot team now monitoring ISEE-3 , and a real - time data feed . ButGoogle ’s deeply - interactive websitefor the spendthrift satellite has plenty of coolheaded poppycock to spiel with today , whether it ’s learning about the history of ISEE-3 or watch the alive data it ’s constantly beam down . Perhaps not surprisingly , this Google Chrome undertaking only ferment in Google Chrome — sorry , Firefox and IE users .
Seriously , go check it out . You ’ll be glad you did . [ A Space Craft For AllviaTNW ]
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