Ulysses Spacecraft on its Last Legs

Posted by CmdrTaco on Saturday February 23, 2008 @04:54AM from the at-the-end-of-the-tour-when-the-road-disappears dept.

doconnor writes "JPL announced that Ulysses' mission will be ending after 17 years. The power generated by the decay of a radioactive isotope has been slowly decreasing. To conserve power its main transmitter was shut off. Unfortunately due to a fault in its power supply it cannot be turned back on. The team plans to continue operating the spacecraft in its reduced capacity, using the alternate S-band transmitter, for as long as they can over the next few weeks." Congratulations to all the geniuses involved in this one.

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Re:17 years is a long time, Ulysses by portforward · 2008-02-23 05:49 · Score: 0, Redundant

Oh brother, where art thou?
Oblig by PPH · 2008-02-23 08:42 · Score: 0, Redundant

In Soviet Russia, your work assignment is extended to 17 years.

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