Source: Space Explorer Changes Course – Probe Could Be Retrieved, UPI, Apr 9, 1986. Note: contrary to his prediction, this time Bob Farquhar was wrong: he is most certainly here – and…
Month: May 2014
How to Donate to ISEE-3 Reboot Project
Our inaugural crowdfunding activity at RocketHub has concluded. If you wish to make a donation, please mail a check made payable to “Skycorp” at this address (donations are not tax deductible at…
ISEE-3 Mission Control
Mission Control for the ISEE-3 Reboot Project is located in Building 596 at NASA Ames Research Park adjacent to NASA Ames Research Center and Moffett Field in the heart of Silicon Valley….
NASA Statement: Citizen Scientists Successfully Communicate with Spacecraft
A group of citizen scientists has successfully established communication with an inactive NASA spacecraft in an attempt to breathe new scientific life into a more than 35-year-old agency mission. NASA signed a…
ISEE-3 In The News
After Decades Of Silent Wandering, NASA Probe Phones Home, NPR “The initial contact was a tone followed by specific commands,” project organizer Keith Cowing told NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce by email. “We learned…
Confirmation That ISEE-3 Is Transmitting Telemetry
Achim Vollhardt did a quick simulation of the expected signal spectrum and made an overlay with the spectrum observed from the ISEE-3 spacecraft. As you can see the prediction matches reality almost…
ISEE-3 Spacecraft Status
We have successfully commanded both of ISEE-3’s data multiplexers into engineering telemetry mode. The current bitrate is 512 bits/sec.  We have been able to verify modulated data through ground stations in Bochum Germany,…
We Are Now In Command of the ISEE-3 Spacecraft
The ISEE-3 Reboot Project is pleased to announce that our team has established two-way communication with the ISEE-3 spacecraft and has begun commanding it to perform specific functions. Over the coming days…
About The ISEE-3 Reboot Project
Our plan is simple: we intend to contact the ISEE-3 (International Sun-Earth Explorer) spacecraft, command it to fire its engines and enter an orbit near Earth, and then resume its original mission…
We Are "Go" For First Contact With ISEE-3
According to NASA we are “go” to contact ISEE-3 this afternoon. Our observation window at Arecibo opens at 2:28 pm EDT.
Video: Earthquake Rattles Dish at Arecibo
Dennis Wingo shot this video on the Arecibo dish yesterday when the earthquake hit. Shaking starts around 3:30.
It's Showtime!
Dennis Wingo was up in the dome when the earthquake hit Arecibo. He doesn't need any more coffee today #ISEE3 — ISEE3 Reboot Project (@ISEE3Reboot) May 28, 2014 Paperwork issues resolved earlier…