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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on January 20, 2011, 02:07

Title: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: sam on January 20, 2011, 02:07

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A small solar sail that was thought to be a lost cause has “spontaneously” come back to life. The NanoSail-D — a NASA-designed solar sail cubesat that launched in December but suddenly went silent without confirmation of its deployment — unexpectedly ejected from its host satellite on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST. Engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center confirmed that the NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific and Technology Satellite, FASTSAT, when they looked at onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking.

http://www.universetoday.com/82647/its-alive-nanosail-d-suddenly-and-spontaneously-comes-back-to-life/

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Rik on January 20, 2011, 09:24

I love the name Fatsat. :)

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Simon on January 20, 2011, 10:51

It's FASTSAT!  ;D

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Rik on January 20, 2011, 10:57

So it is. Very Freudian of me. ;D

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Simon on January 20, 2011, 10:58

Indeed.  :)x

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Clive on January 20, 2011, 13:17

This is wonderful news.  Nanosail is the stuff of science fiction and could provide future generations with the means to conquer the Galaxy. 

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: sam on January 20, 2011, 13:29

Quote from: Rik on January 20, 2011, 10:57

So it is. Very Freudian of me. ;D

lol

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: sam on January 20, 2011, 13:29

I don't thing nanosail and FATSAT would go well together...  :laugh:

Title: Re: It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
Post by: Simon on January 20, 2011, 13:53

;D