Amount of fuel onboard, Potential life expectancy? |
Amount of fuel onboard, Potential life expectancy? |
Jul 1 2008, 05:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-December 07 From: New York Member No.: 3982 |
Assuming that there are no MGS type anomalies and funding holds out (according to NASA's FY09 budget, the current extension ends in September); how much longer can Odyssey remain operational with the fuel onboard?
(I know you guys are strict about starting new threads, but I couldn't find any other thread related to this topic.) |
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Jul 1 2008, 06:12 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
...Don't think that anyone is strict about new threads per se, just relevant ones.
This one seems relevant indeed to me, anyhow, because I've been worrying over the loss of relay capability for surface missions. Relying solely on DTE links for future missions just doesn't seem like a good option, and there are no new Mars orbiters in the pipeline at present. I sometimes fear that the embarassment of riches we currently have around Mars--three, count 'em, three!!!--orbiters doing hard science and providing relay service for three (count 'em!) active surface missions may lead to a sense of complacency. If nothing else, the comm infrastructure will have to be replenished to support future surface missions, and I find it worrisome that MRO looks right now like the long pole in the tent for MSL, ExoMars, and ASL. -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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