NASA ‘VINTAGE’ SPACECRAFT MAKES LUNAR FLYBY

                      NASA ‘VINTAGE’ SPACECRAFT MAKES LUNAR FLYBY

A Nasa ‘vintage’ spacecraft that was launched 36 years ago and is now being handled by a team of retired and active aerospace engineers has successfully completed a return visit to the earth-moon system.

The ISEE-3 spacecraft made its closest approach to the earth August 9 and flyby of the moon August 10.

The closest approach was 15,600 km from the moon’s surface.

After a lunar flyby, the unmanned probe has now been hurled back into deep space.

With the lunar flyby, California-based Skycorp Inc and Google Creative Labs have announced a revised mission for ISEE-3.