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SOHO's Antenna Jammed

Posted by michael on from the really-long-stick-needed dept.

zapp writes "Space.com has a story reporting that the communications antenna on SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) has been acting up for two weeks, and as of 3PM ET Thursday was not functioning properly. The problem appears to be with motor to position the antenna. If full use of SOHO cannot be regained, it will set space weather forcasting back 20 years."

2 of 56 comments (clear)

  1. Space weather forecast by Saganaga · · Score: 3, Funny

    Space Weather Forecast:

    Today: Very cold, calm.
    Tomorrow: See above

  2. Time delay by Transcendent · · Score: 3, Funny

    If full use of SOHO cannot be regained, it will set space weather forcasting back 20 years.

    Well i supposed it would be interesting to find out the forecast for this weeks weather in 1983, but I don't see how the antenna can do that =\