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Re:Space Hackers Prepare to Reboot 35-Year-Old Spacecraft by drzaiusapelord on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @02:39PM (#7774337)
Interesting, never heard of it before. Small photo gallery below:

http://cargocollective.com/ORBIT-OFFSITE_DOWLATSHAHI/Prosper...

I love the design of the Black Arrow rocket. It looks like something out of a 1950's sci-fi movie.

Also, looks like someone beat you to the punch back in 2011:

http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/satellite/sat-history/prospero/

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Re:Space Hackers Prepare to Reboot 35-Year-Old Spacecraft by sean-duffy on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @03:27PM (#7774647)
I have to agree with you about the Black Arrow - here in the museum in Liverpool is one of the Black Knight rockets which were the test vehicles the Black Arrow was based on. I think the design of the Black Knight is even more fantastical, it intrigued ever me since I went to the museum as a child.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Black_Kni...

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Re:Space Hackers Prepare to Reboot 35-Year-Old Spacecraft by jgrahamc on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @02:45PM (#7774381)
That person appears to have listened to ORBCOMM not Prospero and did not send any commands.
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Re:Space Hackers Prepare to Reboot 35-Year-Old Spacecraft by drzaiusapelord on Tuesday May 20, 2014 @02:49PM (#7774407)
Hmm, sounds like he heard something on 148.000 MHz which seems to be its control frequency. Nope, he didn't send any commands. I wonder if sending commands without permission would violate some treaty or law.
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