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Laserdollarz t1_j1sdf7v wrote

Reply to comment by 92894952620273749383 in Meet the amateur astronomer who found a lost NASA satellite by jarvedttudd

The temporary drop in voltage from the solar panels might be enough to turn the satellite off and on again.

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spunkyenigma t1_j1se0o3 wrote

The ultimate watchdog timer

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Laserdollarz t1_j1seqe1 wrote

I feel like NASA called up a retired engineer while he was in the middle of golf or something and he just said "Idfk, have you tried turning it off and back on again?" before hanging up.

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