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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."

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  1. Re:Barf-olomew! by Doobian+Coedifier · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    RADAR TECH.: I'm having trouble with the radar, sir.

    HELMET: What's wrong with it?

    RADAR TECH.: I've lost the bleeps, I've the lost the sweeps, and I've lost the creeps.

    HELMET: The what?

    SANDURZ: The what?

    HELMET: And the what?

    RADAR TECH.: You know. The bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps.

    HELMET: That's not all he's lost.

    RADAR TECH.: Sir. The radar, sir. It appears to be... jammed.

    HELMET: Jammed? Raspberry. There's only one man who would dare give me the raspberry. Lone Starr!