Hayabusa - The Return To Earth, The voyage home |
Hayabusa - The Return To Earth, The voyage home |
Nov 28 2005, 03:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
...starting a new thread for Hayabusa's sampling feedback and the return voyage.
After its nail-biting success in November, will there be enough fuel for the Falcon to make it home? -------------------- --O'Dave
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Feb 15 2010, 01:29 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 38 Joined: 14-March 06 Member No.: 704 |
QUOTE Feb.15,2010 Hayabusa has kept the approach path right on the course targeted to the Earth. The closest approach to the Earth is 600 thousand kilometers as of today. And in a few weeks, Hayabusa will be on the trajectory passing through within the Moon's distance. The ion engines aboard have worked normally last week. The distance between the spacecraft and the Sun is gradually decreasing to 1AU that is the revolution radius of the Earth. The temperature measured at various points on the spacecraft increases gradually, and the project team has started to tackle with the heater control to prevent over-heating. The radio communication time is now only two minutes each way with enhanced bit rate. |
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