I am interested in anyone with serious attempts at communicating with this space craft. I think NASA decided they have no interest because they need to focus the deep space network antenna at the craft during data collection due to no local memory on the space craft.
The answer is to launch a cubesat translater to shadow the space craft. However the cubesat translater is only of use if the space craft is headed somewhere interesting. That involves a time window of only a few months. Also the cubesat is only practical if the ISEE-3 still has functioning instruments which are being broadcast.
The combination of interesting places being far enough away from earth that only very large antennas can transmit and the logistics of launching a cubesat mission that can escape earth's orbit which has never been done are why I think nasa is bowing out.
I would be interested in the cubesat mission if the legal aspects of the initial communication and trajectory change are ironed out. If there is a serious attempt within the law I am willing to donate my time as an electrical engineer.
darrin.taylor@gmail.com
PS I think the only way there can be a legal effort is if NASA and FCC bless it.
The answer is to launch a cubesat translater to shadow the space craft. However the cubesat translater is only of use if the space craft is headed somewhere interesting. That involves a time window of only a few months. Also the cubesat is only practical if the ISEE-3 still has functioning instruments which are being broadcast.
The combination of interesting places being far enough away from earth that only very large antennas can transmit and the logistics of launching a cubesat mission that can escape earth's orbit which has never been done are why I think nasa is bowing out.
I would be interested in the cubesat mission if the legal aspects of the initial communication and trajectory change are ironed out. If there is a serious attempt within the law I am willing to donate my time as an electrical engineer.
darrin.taylor@gmail.com
PS I think the only way there can be a legal effort is if NASA and FCC bless it.