Astronomer launched Apollo 10 spacecraft search

Mr. Howes said there was only one slim chance to find the Snoopy spacecraft in orbit.

An amateur astronomer in the UK is leading an international effort to locate the American Apollo 10 spacecraft that has been orbiting the Sun's orbit since 1969.

The spacecraft known as 'Snoopy' was left in orbit after completing a test flight to prepare for Apollo 11 to land on the Moon.

The search for 'Snoopy' is an astronomer's opinion, Nick Howes. This project supported by NASA is located at a facility with a Faulkes telescope in Wales.

Mr. Howes hopes to involve hundreds of students from all over the UK and will inspire thousands of amateur astronomers from around the world to participate. They will analyze data collected over the past 40 years from telescopes around the world.

Howes said Apollo 10 might be somewhere in the space of 135 million kilometers. This problem is further complicated by the lack of solid data on orbit back to 1969.

Mr. Howes said there was only one slim chance to find the Snoopy spacecraft in orbit, but this search could lead to finding other things, such as small planets and comets.