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spaceuk
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posted 10-09-2005 10:00 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaceuk     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Sad news about the 'loss' of Cryosat launched in last few days. Missing computer commands led to satellite never making orbit and has plunged into Arctic Ocean :-(

This was an important environment monitoring mission and its data would be useful in studies of whether global warming is happening.

Phill
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spaceuk
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posted 10-09-2005 10:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for spaceuk     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is cryosat not crystat as in header.
Next Pc will ahve a double sized keyboard - my stubby fingers hit two keys at once when typing!

P

Astro Bill
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posted 10-09-2005 01:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Astro Bill   Click Here to Email Astro Bill     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
As you may know,you can make corrections by clicking on the notepad and pen and making necessary changes rather than making another posting.

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