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Cassini Probe Has Camera Problems

Posted by chrisd on from the chris-knight-school-of-optics-clarity dept.

xX_sticky_Xx writes "The BBC is reporting that the last billion dollar NASA probe, Cassini, (enroute to Saturn) is suffering from an unknown source of contamination on its narrow field camera. NASA has attempted to alleviate the contamination, which is causing a haze to appear around images, by "defrosting" it, with so far limited success. Another attempt will be made in January. If this problem can't be resolved this will be extremely disappointing. Cassini is set to expand our knowledge of Saturn more than Galileo did for Jupiter."

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  1. Re:Let me get this straight... by rafemonkey · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Crap you're right... we should be devoting our every thought and action to the events of Sep. 11... not wondering about silly old science... or civil liberties... or even reading web pages... hey wait a minute... what are you doing here?!?! get off line and go do something patriotic with your day!

  2. Good old American engineering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    NASA builds crap, launches it... again.

    I can hardly wait till they start sending people to Mars :P