From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down

NASA’s universe-mapping and asteroid-hunting satellite — assembled in Logan nearly 15 years ago — has officially been powered down, leaving a piece of Cache Valley among the stars.

Until, of course, it burns up in Earth’s atmosphere later this year.

The final command to shut off the satellite’s transmitter was sent this month, marking the end of a mission that exceeded expectations, according to a NASA news release.

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From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down

From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down

From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down

From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down

From Cache Valley to the cosmos: Utah-built satellite that mapped the universe and hunted asteroids powers down