Space Science Center wants to bring spacecraft home after 31 years, The Trail Blazer “A car-sized spacecraft launched in 1978 to measure the solar wind, then repurposed to fly alongside two comets,…

On 10 and 11 April 2014 our team at Morehead State University, with assistance from AMSAT-DL in Germany, was able to detect the carrier waves from both of ISEE-3’s transmitters. The screen…

ISEE3, NAIC.edu “isee3 is the old ICE satellite that used AO as the down link back in the 80’s when it flew by the comet giacobini-zinner. It is now coming back toward…

NASA missions bid for extensions, Nature “… like six other ongoing NASA missions studying the Moon, Mars and Saturn, Opportunity’s money is due to run out at the end of the US…

ICE Spacecraft Signal Detection from the Allen Telescope Array, CosmicDiary “The ICE spacecraft (see below) has recently approached Earth close enough to be detectable at the Allen Telescope Array (ATA). We have…

ICE/ISEE-3 update: Amateurs detect its signal while professionals study contacting it, Planetary Society “Since the last time I reported on ICE/ISEE-3, there have been several developments. As a reminder, ISEE-3 was launched…

Space Thief Or Hero? One Man’s Quest To Reawaken An Old Friend, NPR “More than 30 years ago, Robert Farquhar stole a spacecraft. Now he’s trying to give it back. The green…

ISEE-3, Wikipedia The International Cometary Explorer (ICE) spacecraft was originally known as International Sun/Earth Explorer 3 (ISEE-3) satellite, launched August 12, 1978. It was part of the ISEE (International Sun-Earth Explorer) international…

AMSAT-DL and Bochum Observatory receive signal from retired NASA spacecraft, AMSAT-DL “On March 1st and 2nd, 2014 radio amateurs were able to detect the beacon signal from the retired NASA deep space…

You can search old newspapers for at Google for ISEE-3 news. Here are some examples: – Unusual Satellite In Place AP,  Nov 22, 1978– Satellite Settles Into Orbit Ideal For Future Colonies,…