Mercury Flyby 1 |
Mercury Flyby 1 |
Dec 5 2007, 06:47 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 258 Joined: 22-December 06 Member No.: 1503 |
40 days and counting. The long wait is almost over!
I wonder whether we will get enough data to test new simulation theories like this one. http://space.newscientist.com/article/mg19...solar-wind.html What do you expect from this first flyby? |
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Jan 14 2008, 07:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 559 Joined: 1-May 06 From: Scotland (Ecosse, Escocia) Member No.: 759 |
If you're not doing so already, this is worth following right now. It refreshes every 30 secs...
Messenger encounter visualisation |
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Jan 14 2008, 07:35 PM
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Special Cookie Group: Members Posts: 2168 Joined: 6-April 05 From: Sintra | Portugal Member No.: 228 |
Signal reacquired!
According to Noam Izenberg: "Closest approach has come and gone, spacecraft signal reacquired and radio science has lock. MASCS is taking surface data, MDIS is imaging, the laser has completed its ground track, and other instruments have all been active. Everything looks great so far!" -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
Edgar Alan Poe |
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