Saturday, May 24, 2014

Editor's Pick: NASA Gives Space Archeologists OK to Put Old Craft Back to Work


Rachelle Dragani
05/23/14 11:04 AM PT
The ISEE-3 Reboot Project "is significant because it helps extend the resources of NASA," said Astronauts for Hire CEO Brian Shiro. "Funding dollars are limited, and if NASA hadn't partnered with an outside group, this opportunity would have slipped away. At least now there is a chance for rescuing the satellite and putting it to good use again. It's win-win for everybody." [More...]

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