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Dec 1 2005, 12:11 AM
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Excerpt from a News article by Jenny Hogan in the December 1, 2005, issue of Nature:
"The [funding] situation has led to speculation that BepiColombo, a mission destined for a 2013 launch to Mercury, might be cancelled. 'That is the big danger painted in the sky,' says Karl-Heinz Glassmeier, principal investigator on one of the instruments proposed for the spacecraft. "Nerves were set jangling about the project, which also involves the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, after it was postponed because the initial design was too heavy. That problem seems to have been solved, but officials say the estimated cost of the mission, at 600 million [euros] to 650 million [euros], is still more than 100 million [euros] above target." Reference: Europe's cash crisis puts space plans under threat Jenny Hogan Nature 438, 542-543 (2005) doi:10.1038/438542a Full Text |
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Apr 2 2015, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2090 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Just like Dawn's flexible arrival at Ceres. Another advantage of ions...
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May 28 2015, 07:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 22-August 14 Member No.: 7244 |
Will BepiColombo perform any scientific observations during its 8 flybys? I imagine that this won't be possible because the two orbiters will still be in their MCS (Mercury Composite Spacecraft ) configuration, but I could find no definitive statement on ESA's BepiColombo site either way.
The closest statement I found was that during the near-earth commissioning phase, there would be "MPO payload and MMO activation and functional checkout, as far as this is possible in the MCS configuration." http://sci.esa.int/bepicolombo/48871-getting-to-mercury/ |
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May 29 2015, 06:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 715 Joined: 3-January 08 Member No.: 3995 |
Will BepiColombo perform any scientific observations during its 8 flybys? I imagine that this won't be possible because the two orbiters will still be in their MCS (Mercury Composite Spacecraft ) configuration, but I could find no definitive statement on ESA's BepiColombo site either way. An item for the wish list: Natural-light Venus images. |
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May 29 2015, 05:42 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 20-September 14 Member No.: 7261 |
The wishlist has already been laid out
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/vexag/resources/Ve...GASO_report.pdf with the caveat: "We wish to emphasize that the desire to collect these observations may not translate into actual implementation as there are spacecraft, instrumental, thermal and communication constraints that will prevail. Since Venus observations were not considered during the early planning, the assumed risk posture is that most instruments will be off and that high gain antenna pointing is dictated by telemetry and/or thermal considerations" Although of course the pointing of the HGA isn't necessarily problematic in this regard. |
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Dec 10 2016, 02:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
BepiColombo launch moved to October 2018 -- new flight plan.
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Jul 7 2017, 02:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2090 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbZ0YmTrrMk
Very comprehensive briefing on the mission. Some interesting questions towards the end on why MESSENGER was completed so much faster, and what sort of science will be done during the cruise (after 1 hour 50 minutes in the video). Apparently there will be a 'selfie' camera for the various flybys, requested by the PR folks. |
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Jul 7 2017, 01:25 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
I wonder if the star trackers of the BepiColombo spacecraft could be used for a survey of the Atira and the potential Vatira asteroid populations during cruise phase. An ESA study has already shown the general viability of using star trackers for asteroid searching.
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Feb 23 2018, 01:21 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
That's cool. The MTM has not one, but three engineering cameras onboard.
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Apr 5 2018, 04:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 540 Joined: 25-October 05 From: California Member No.: 535 |
Help give JAXA's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter an official name, and send your own name and message to Mercury!
http://isas-info.jp/mmo/en/ The deadline is April 9, at 10 AM JST (or 9 PM EDT, and 6 PM PDT on April 8 ) -------------------- 2011 JPL Tweetup photos: http://www.rich-parno.com/aa_jpltweetup.html
http://human-spaceflight.blogspot.com |
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Jul 14 2018, 06:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 241 Joined: 28-October 12 Member No.: 6732 |
A set of new images about the preparation of BepiColombo in French Guiana. Can you spot the three engineering cameras on the MTM?
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Oct 16 2018, 01:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2090 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Another (very cute) animated short about the three components, in the Rosetta/Philae style!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKEcanjC0eM |
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