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Resurrecting NEAR

Posted by michael on Thursday May 23, 2002 @11:37PM from the nine-lives-already-used-up dept.

JoeRobe writes "Space.com is reporting that John Hopkins researchers are going to attempt to revive the NEAR-Shoemaker spacecraft at the end of the year. The spacecraft, designed to orbit asteroid Eros, finished its mission by successfully landing on the surface of the asteroid in February 2001, resting on its body and two solar panels. Now, after NEAR has been silent and cold for over a year, researchers are going to try to make contact with it and possibly try to turn on its scientific instruments one last time . How long can silent electronics last in space?"

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Sarah! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-23 23:41 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fabric store tonight!

Kiss the cat!
Re:tuo werds by Budgreen · 2002-05-23 23:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

yeah yeah I know I can't type but i'm sure you can read through the speeling airors

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Re:TROLLING IS DYING! L0L0L0L0L0L! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-24 00:03 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The trolls have never been "under the bridge" at any stage!
Re:tuo werds by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-24 00:06 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hahaha! You cannot spell!
Your such a looser!
Ahahaha!
Re:Umm.... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-24 00:14 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Your such a looser!
It was the Enterprise which found the probe in the 23rd century. The U.S.S.Voyager wasn't built until the late 24th century.
Get you're facts straight, you moron!
Re:First Post by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-24 00:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

don't be a troll dude!