Ulysses Hears The Siren's Song: End Of Mission To Chart Unexplored Regions Of Space
Saturday, June 27, 2009 - 22:07
in Astronomy & Space
Upon receipt of the last command from Earth, the transmitter on Ulysses will switch off on 30 June, bringing one of the most successful and longest missions in spaceflight history to an end. Ulysses, which operated for more than 18 years, had charted the unexplored regions of space above the poles of the sun.