British team plans to reestablish contact with 1970`s era satellite
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 10:00
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of academic space scientists has decided to try to open a channel with a British satellite launched in 1971, but not heard from since 1996. The team, headed by Roger Duthie, a PhD student in London, hopes to overcome many obstacles in reestablishing contact with the satellite to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its launch.