FUSE RIP

The following email came from NASA HQ. FUSE was well past its
expected mission duration.

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The last operational reaction wheel on FUSE (Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer) stopped on July 12. Attempts to restart any
of the wheels have been unsuccessful. Although the instrument remains
in excellent condition, the FUSE satellite is currently incapable of
the fine pointing control required to continue its science mission,
and there is no real prospect for recovering this capability. The
NASA Science Mission Directorate has concluded that the scientific
mission of FUSE is no longer viable and has decided to terminate the
mission. The Astrophysics Division intends to place special emphasis
on FUSE archival research in the 2008 Astrophysics Data Program that
will be part of the 2008 ROSES proposal solicitation.