NASA's ICESat, CHIPS spacecraft checked out and returning data

NASA's ICESat (Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite) and CHIPS (Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer) spacecraft, which were dual-launched on a Boeing Delta II booster from Vandenberg Air Force Base Jan. 12, have been checked out and are beginning to return science data. ICESat was...

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