Private Team Fires 36-Year-Old NASA Probe's Engines

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It's had quite an adventure! http://www.npr.org/2014/03/18/289628696/space-thief-or-hero-...

"Originally published on Space.com"

http://www.space.com/26438-isee3-spacecraft-engines-fired.ht...

Strange they quote the Twitter feed but never say what the handle is. It's https://twitter.com/ISEE3Reboot

"That might happen on Tuesday (July 7)"

The next time July 7 is on a Tuesday is next year :)

This is fascinating. I just finished reading some of their blog posts and they really make me want to get a career in space-related technology. This is insanely cool.

Try Kerbal Space Program.

I have! It's a lot of fun. I'm designing a panel of switches to play KSP.

For anyone who does, watch Scott Manley on youtube.

(obligatory)

http://blog.xkcd.com/2014/05/30/isee-3/

http://xkcd.com/1337/

Great, I hope they will not get prosecuted for 'kidnapping' government property.

This project has NASA's "approval" / encouragement: http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/may/nasa-signs-agreement-with...

It's a "Non-Reimbursable Space Act Agreement (NRSAA)".

"The NRSAA details the technical, safety, legal and proprietary issues that will be addressed before any attempts are made to communicate with or control the 1970’s-era spacecraft as it nears the Earth in August."

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