GALEX Status Updates
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GALEX Status Update: Jul. 1, 2008
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer resumed nominal operations today, completing recovery from its June 13 shutdown, caused by an anomaly with the satellite's instrument processor.
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GALEX Status Update: Jun. 27, 2008
Engineers and scientists with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer are making progress determining the cause of a problem with the spacecraft's instrument processor, and the spacecraft may be fully operational by next week.
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GALEX Status Update: Jun. 19, 2008
Engineers and scientists with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer are trying to pinpoint the cause of an anomaly with the satellite's instrument processor, which has prevented the science instrument from operating since June 13.
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GALEX Status Update: Dec. 20, 2007
The process to restore the far-ultraviolet detector on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer has been successfully completed, and the instrument resumed full, normal operations on December 17.
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GALEX Status Update: Nov. 27, 2007
The far-ultraviolet detector on the Galaxy Evolution Explorer experienced an overcurrent condition on Saturday Nov. 17, and was shut off by the instrument's on-board fault protection. The on-board near-ultraviolet detector continues to operate normally.
