TOMS BACK ON LINE

The Total Ozone Mapping System (TOMS)-Earth Probe satellite has been restored to normal operations after engineers modified control software to despin and reorient the spacecraft using its magnetic torque rods. The torque rods are designed to balance out small disturbances in attitude of the...

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