@ISEE3Reboot Are the thrusters you'll fire tomorrow similar to those used the other day, or are they an entirely different motor/sub-system?
We'll post more details on our TCM burn shortly i.e. number of thruster pulses, fuel required, etc. #ISEE3
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.@dragon_hunter21
#ISEE3 does not have a computer or any memory per se - so commands are sent and executed right away.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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#ISEE3 is designed such that thrusters stop firing on their own. -
@ISEE3Reboot @dragon_hunter21 Was curious how this was possible without a computer or memory.
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.@dragon_hunter21 We'll be posting more details tomorrow on the
#ISEE3 TCM burn.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@scally1998
@ISEE3Reboot it has a sun tracker so you can say in what direction relative to sun to pulse, see http://spacecollege.org/isee3/isee-3-propulsion-system-overview.html …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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