“Astronomy has long been one of the most accessible sciences for children and adults alike — around the world people gaze at the Moon and stars with wonder and curiosity, inspired to…
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NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships Program
The NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program, or NESSF, is soliciting applications from accredited U.S. universities on behalf of individuals pursuing master’s or doctoral degrees in earth and space sciences, or…
ISEE-3 Reboot Project at Maker Faire New York
Keith Cowing gives a great preso on #ISEE3 despite projector glitches. A 1978 NASA spacecraft was easier to control. pic.twitter.com/jZNxyTF3Bk — Joshua Shinavier (@joshsh) September 20, 2014 Watching @KeithCowing talk about his…
Recent ISEE-3 Electric Wave Experiment Data
The following plots are generated automatically every 15 minutes from a data stream provided by spenchdotnet. Adding Spacecraft position information to the plots is on the to-do list, as well as removing…
Video: Original ISEE-3 Trajectory From 1978-1985
Animation by Mike Loucks/SEE: Original trajectory from 1978-1985 showing L1 orbit, cool billiard-ball action w/the Moon and then escape. It gets really interesting around 3:10.
What ISEE-3 Really Looks Like
This is what ISEE-3 really looks like. It has 4 large antennas that span 91 meters and it spins at 19 rpm – once every 3 seconds. Click on image to enlarge.
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/ICE Bibliography Sources
You can search NASA NTRS for citations on ISEE-3 and International Cometary Explorer You can search the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System for ISEE-3 and International Cometary Explorer If you find any additional…
ISEE-3 Mission Summary
Source: NASA HQ Mission Type: Flyby, OrbiterLaunch Vehicle: Delta 2914 (no. 144 / Thor no. 633)Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, USA, Launch Complex 17BNASA Center: Goddard Space Flight CenterSpacecraft Mass: 479 kgSpacecraft Instruments:…
ISEE-3 Telemetry Systems
Source: NASA The data handling system gathers the scientific and engineering data from all systems in the spacecraft and formats these into a PCM serial stream for transmission. The system provides all…
ISEE-3 Mission Description
ISEE-3 MIssion Description and Resources, NASA GSFC NSSDC The Explorer-class heliocentric spacecraft, International Sun-Earth Explorer 3, was part of the mother/daughter/heliocentric mission (ISEE 1, 2, and 3). The purposes of the mission…
ISEE-3 Experiment Summary
Experiment Name Principal Investigator(s) Solar wind plasma, 2-D and 3-D distr. fns. p: 150eV – 7keV; e: 10eV-1keV Gosling, John Vector Helium Magnetometer Smith, Edward Low-Energy Cosmic Rays Hovestadt, Dieter Medium Energy Cosmic Rays, 1-500 MeV/n, Z…