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<\/div>The OGO<\/h2>
This weekend, a 56-year old NASA satellite is set to be retired in a glorious blaze of fire.<\/p>
The Orbiting Geophysics Observatory 1 (OGO-1) satellite studied how the Sun affects the Earth’s magnetic field between 1964 and 1969, according to Space.com<\/em><\/a>. Now, after roughly 50 years of peaceful retirement, the satellite will come back home — and incinerate as it re-enters the atmosphere.<\/p> Hearing that a 1,000-pound satellite is screaming back to Earth<\/a> might give you pause, but NASA has stressed that OGO-1’s dramatic demise is all part of the plan.<\/p> “The spacecraft will break up in the atmosphere and poses no threat to our planet — or anyone on it — and this is a normal final operational occurrence for retired spacecraft,” reads a NASA press release<\/a>.<\/p> OGO-1, Space.com<\/em> reports, has been the last bastion of the OGO program for years now. All five of the other OGO satellites, all launched in the 1960s, have already been retired in a similar fashion.<\/p> Now, decades after it stopped being useful to NASA, it’s time for the original OGO to come home as well.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> 56-year-old NASA satellite expected to fall to Earth this weekend<\/a> [Space.com<\/em>]<\/p> More on satellites:<\/strong> A Look Inside the Deep-Sea Graveyard for Dead Spacecraft<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post A NASA Satellite From the 1960s Is About to Die<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: The OGO This weekend, a 56-year old NASA satellite is set to be retired in a glorious blaze of fire. Continue reading Peace Out<\/h2>
Sole Survivor<\/h2>
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