The craft's primary antenna was not moving properly as of 3:30 p.m. ET Thursda
y, though engineers reported minor progress in unsticking the antenna and shif
ting it one small step. The problem is with the motor or drive unit.
The high-gain antenna, used for downloading images and data, has been acting u
p for two weeks and has been stuck for nearly a week. Joe Kunches, lead foreca
ster at the NOAA Space Environment Center, just learned about it today.
Loss of SOHO Could Gut Space Weather Forecasts
By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer
posted: 04:25 pm ET
19 June 2003
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