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Message 55603 - Posted: 26 Aug 2014, 16:36:18 UTC

Nothing new, just bumping the thread.
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Message 56394 - Posted: 3 Oct 2014, 16:25:35 UTC - in response to Message 55603.  

Nothing new, just bumping the thread.

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Message 57199 - Posted: 29 Oct 2014, 16:28:18 UTC - in response to Message 56394.  

Nothing new, just bumping the thread.

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Still nothing.
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Message 57220 - Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 13:00:48 UTC - in response to Message 57199.  

Nothing new, just bumping the thread.

Again.

Still nothing.

So why keep bumping a dead thread on a dead project?
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Message 57225 - Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 14:08:46 UTC - in response to Message 57220.  

Nothing new, just bumping the thread.

Again.

Still nothing.

So why keep bumping a dead thread on a dead project?

So it won't autolock.

Hope springs eternal that someday, there will be news of Orbit.
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Message 57227 - Posted: 30 Oct 2014, 14:31:36 UTC - in response to Message 57225.  

Besides, it isn't dead according to its owner: http://orbit.psi.edu/
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Message 57243 - Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 10:16:46 UTC - in response to Message 57241.  

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Message 57247 - Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 13:00:10 UTC - in response to Message 57243.  

I think it's a spammer, have for the time being removed the post due to the suspect signature.
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Message 57248 - Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 13:18:09 UTC - in response to Message 57247.  

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Message 58627 - Posted: 12 Dec 2014, 17:44:26 UTC

I let it go longer this time, but this is still just a thread bump so it won't autolock. Nothing new on Pasquale's page.
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Message 58630 - Posted: 12 Dec 2014, 19:26:24 UTC - in response to Message 58627.  

I let it go longer this time, but this is still just a thread bump so it won't autolock. Nothing new on Pasquale's page.


I looked at his home page and it really looks like he's not done anything at all recently which makes me wonder if Orbit will ever get off the ground.

It would be the ideal replacement for the soon-to-go-defunct SIMAP.
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Message 58766 - Posted: 20 Dec 2014, 6:47:02 UTC

Orbit@Home Revival Imminent?

If by "imminent" you mean the opposite of imminent, then yes...
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Message 59289 - Posted: 3 Jan 2015, 20:25:18 UTC - in response to Message 58627.  

I let it go longer this time, but this is still just a thread bump so it won't autolock. Nothing new on Pasquale's page.


This is why I call it a dead project. Nothing has changed in several months. Calling it alive simply because an unchanged page says they will be back makes little sense to me. My understanding is that it would not be back until he managed to get the funding he lost again. So, that means each year you have to apply for the grant. If you don't get it, he will probably wait another year. Rinse and repeat.
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Message 60289 - Posted: 13 Feb 2015, 20:33:19 UTC - in response to Message 58627.  

I let it go longer this time, but this is still just a thread bump so it won't autolock. Nothing new on Pasquale's page.

Still nothing new.
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Message 62108 - Posted: 11 May 2015, 11:43:15 UTC - in response to Message 57227.  
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He doesn't even have the old "expected return" page up anymore

I'll keep checking back, periodically, but really don't expect this project to ever go live again, which is a shame, IMHO
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Message 62112 - Posted: 11 May 2015, 13:03:26 UTC - in response to Message 62108.  

He doesn't even have the old "expected return" page up anymore

I'll keep checking back, periodically, but really don't expect this project to ever go live again, which is a shame, IMHO


From my understanding, the "return" solely rested on getting the grant that he used to receive. That IIRC is only awarded once a year. So each year it has to be applied for again. So if you don't see it come back for a while... you probably have to wait the entire year for another chance. The thread really should be left to die until it really does show signs of real life. Not just a small "yup we renewed our domain" style posting. Another thread can always be opened at that time. Just my opinion.
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Message 62615 - Posted: 18 Jun 2015, 0:12:05 UTC

Such a shame O@H still isn't back up and running. :/
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Message 63866 - Posted: 27 Aug 2015, 10:09:19 UTC

The homepage isn't even showing anymore when they will be back online :(

http://orbit.psi.edu/
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Message 64751 - Posted: 7 Oct 2015, 16:44:44 UTC - in response to Message 63866.  

The homepage isn't even showing anymore when they will be back online :(

http://orbit.psi.edu/

It's been like that for a long time. If you click his name, you go to Pasquale's page, but he hasn't said anything about the project for quite a while.
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Message 64759 - Posted: 7 Oct 2015, 20:57:22 UTC - in response to Message 64751.  

The homepage isn't even showing anymore when they will be back online :(

http://orbit.psi.edu/

It's been like that for a long time. If you click his name, you go to Pasquale's page, but he hasn't said anything about the project for quite a while.

NASA doesn't consider it a big risk, b612 foundation lost it funding, what hope does orbit@home have?:

B612 Foundation Loses Partnership With NASA; Asteroids Not a Significant Risk

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