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Control over Russia's only space radio telescope lost
xinhuanet ^

Posted on 01/13/2019 11:40:51 AM PST by BenLurkin

The telescope could not recognize instructions from the control center but is still sending data back to Earth, according to Nikolai Kardashev, director of the Astro Space Center of the Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"Now there are attempts to fix the situation ... There are various systems of communication there, some of which are operating and some are not ... Such failures have already happened. Everything may operate again. We hope for that," Kardashev was quoted by Sputnik news agency as saying.

The Spektr-R telescope was launched in 2011

(Excerpt) Read more at xinhuanet.com ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; science

1 posted on 01/13/2019 11:40:51 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

..oopski


2 posted on 01/13/2019 11:46:04 AM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73....8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: BenLurkin

Which cell service do they have? Did they pay their bill?....


3 posted on 01/13/2019 11:48:23 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: BenLurkin

Well, we could send up one of our Space Shuttles to repair it like we did with the Hubble.

Oh wait...


4 posted on 01/13/2019 11:48:59 AM PST by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Doogle

Where is the “it’s not aliens. ..but it’s aliens “ guy when you need him?

Or maybe the cute Japanese boo hoo girl?

Trumps fault always works. ..collusion?


5 posted on 01/13/2019 11:54:50 AM PST by redshawk (0pansy is a Liar and Hates.........he just hates!)
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To: BenLurkin

THIS IS SIRIUS.


6 posted on 01/13/2019 12:24:37 PM PST by golux
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To: BenLurkin

Oddly, the pictures its sending back are all focused on a bedroom window in the 2nd floor of the White House...


7 posted on 01/13/2019 12:25:23 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: BenLurkin

Turn it off, then turn it back on.


8 posted on 01/13/2019 12:28:51 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: DesertRhino
Turn it off, then turn it back on.

Not good enough - you have to unplug it for 10 seconds.

9 posted on 01/13/2019 1:00:39 PM PST by NewHampshireDuo
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To: BenLurkin

10 posted on 01/13/2019 1:58:47 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: BenLurkin

The only radio signals it can receive contain rap music.


11 posted on 01/13/2019 3:48:41 PM PST by chickenlips
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To: DesertRhino

Force land it at Ice Station Zebra.


12 posted on 01/13/2019 3:56:10 PM PST by wally_bert (We're low on dimes in fun city.)
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