Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Goodbye GOMOS and Envisat

ESA declares end of mission for Envisat 
Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end of the mission is being declared.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM1SXSWT1H_index_0.html