re: "Spacecraft issue"
From the Deep Impact Launch Journal at Florida Today:
[Spacecraft issue
NASA says Deep Impact has entered a safe mode, which could indicate a problem. It's a way for the spacecraft to protect itself when it decides something hasn't gone according to plan. NASA's spacecraft managers are meeting now to discuss why it's in safe mode.
posted at 4:44 PM]
From: http://www.floridatoday.com/blogs/deepimpact/
It was a beautiful launch! I hope JPL can solve this one too, Jake (they seem to live for this stuff ;). Maybe D.I. just wanted a break after all those rocket burns and separations. lol