Technicians work on the satellite antenna in the VSAT dome. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 3.8 MB).
Technicians work on the satellite antenna in the VSAT dome. Image courtesy of NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Galápagos Rift Expedition 2011. Download larger version (jpg, 3.8 MB).
Just when many of us had given up on any telepresence capability for remainder of the Galapagos Expedition, we had a breakthrough. A few minutes after midnight, the antenna technicians discovered a broken cable connecting the power supply and one of the motors for the antenna . The ship now has low speed internet. It is still unclear if we will have the high-speed internet required for telepresence.
