Thursday 24 October 2013

Planck spacecraft switched off and sent to solar orbit



On Wednesday, at 12:10:27 GMT, ESA’s Planck space telescope ended its four and a half year mission when project scientist Jan Taube sent the command telling the unmanned probe to switch itself off. .. Continue Reading Planck spacecraft switched off and sent to solar orbit

Section: Space

Tags: ESA, Space telescope, Spacecraft, Telescope, Universe

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