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Swift gyro issues
jaredGalen
post Aug 14 2007, 01:15 PM
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"NASA's Swift space telescope has stopped taking observations following a glitch that left it disoriented. Mission officials are confident the problem can be fixed, but in the meantime, the spacecraft may miss several of the fleeting cosmic explosions it was designed to watch."

http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn12481


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post Aug 31 2007, 06:31 PM
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Swift, a dedicated gamma-ray bursts satellite, was launched in 2004... but what is its expected life time?
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post Aug 31 2007, 07:53 PM
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QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 31 2007, 07:31 PM) *
Swift, a dedicated gamma-ray bursts satellite, was launched in 2004... but what is its expected life time?


Swift was designed for 3 years, and NASA will continue to fund it as long as it is healthy and scientifically productive.

The ultimate limit is the orbital lifetime of between 8 - 20 years, depending on solar activity.


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- jaredGalen   Swift gyro issues   Aug 14 2007, 01:15 PM
- - djellison   Subejct edited to remove typically over dramatic N...   Aug 14 2007, 01:28 PM
- - nprev   Well, at least NS didn't announce the discover...   Aug 14 2007, 02:19 PM
- - jaredGalen   Apologies Doug, guess I tend to automatically filt...   Aug 14 2007, 02:54 PM
- - stevesliva   Even the modified title is scary enough! This...   Aug 14 2007, 06:02 PM
- - jaredGalen   Looks like things are coming back online without a...   Aug 29 2007, 08:37 AM
- - PhilCo126   Swift, a dedicated gamma-ray bursts satellite, was...   Aug 31 2007, 06:31 PM
- - Del Palmer   QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Aug 31 2007, 07:31 PM)...   Aug 31 2007, 07:53 PM

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