'Dirty hack' restores Cluster mission from near loss
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using ingenuity and an unorthodox 'dirty hack', ESA has recovered the four-satellite Cluster mission from near loss. The drama began in March, when a crucial science package stopped responding to commands one of a mission controller's worst fears.