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Satellite to Study Auroras Ready for Launch (SPACE.com)

Posted February 16, 2007 9:57 AM

From Yahoo! News: Science News:

SPACE.com - Five NASA probes aimed at unraveling mysteries surrounding Earth's colorful auroras are set to launch Friday evening after a 24-hour weather delay.

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dbdwoods Power-User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 381 Good Answers: 1	#1 Re: Satellite to Study Auroras Ready for Launch (SPACE.com) 02/17/2007 1:20 AM
	At Aerospace Corp about 29 years ago I worked on a probe system that was to sense the densities of the different layers of ion's around the earth. We used Spyrotron tubes that were a marvel of electromechanical genius Wonder what they will be using to sense the present climax out there?
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