ICE is alive ! |
ICE is alive ! |
Oct 3 2008, 08:22 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
This information from Emily is amazing.
http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001673/ ICE is alive and may perhaps be assigned to a new mission. |
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Oct 4 2008, 01:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1669 Joined: 5-March 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 184 |
Speaking of turning off spacecraft, I recall rumors that VL-2 (Viking) that functioned for about 4 years had been turned off by mistake, thus ending its mission. I see though in Wikipedia that it was turned off "when its batteries failed".
-------------------- Steve [ my home page and planetary maps page ]
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Oct 4 2008, 02:32 PM
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Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Admin Posts: 4404 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
Speaking of turning off spacecraft, I recall rumors that VL-2 (Viking) that functioned for about 4 years had been turned off by mistake, thus ending its mission. I see though in Wikipedia that it was turned off "when its batteries failed". I think you are thinking of Viking 1. -------------------- |
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Nov 15 2008, 05:05 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 105 Joined: 27-August 05 Member No.: 479 |
people turn off spacecraft for funding reasons......................................look at what we know now, that you can redirect existing space craft for new missions so I think a mission team can walk away from a spacecraft but please put her in powerd down mode but with transmiteer squaking or able to recieve a command.
ICE was one of the first redirecting a space craft to a whole new mission.NASA's halley comet mission had just been killed( death of Mariner mark II ?) So..........................how much fuel is onboard? and what is her future trajectory? what instruments still work sorry ICE had no imaging |
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