Mercury Flyby 2 |
Mercury Flyby 2 |
Feb 8 2008, 10:50 PM
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Oct 10 2008, 03:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 541 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
A news item worth noting in passing. Thanks to the solar sailing technique, the targeting for this flyby was awfully good. In fact, they are claiming it was the most accurate targeting of any planetary flyby other than earth. It came in just a wee bit under 200 km.
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