Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter |
Akatsuki Venus Climate Orbiter |
Mar 13 2010, 11:29 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1729 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
I thought it was time to start a separate thread on this mission, launching soon
some good medium-resolution images of the spacecraft are available on JAXA digital archives http://jda.jaxa.jp/jda/p3_e.php?time=N&...mp;mission=4066 |
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Dec 8 2010, 07:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 555 Joined: 27-September 10 Member No.: 5458 |
I don't mean to be too critical because space exploration is still rather new and the level of accuracy needed to have a successful mission is almost ridiculous, but this seems to be a continuing pattern with JAXA. They seem to have incredible ideas for missions but I have to wonder if they are being greatly underfunded or if they maybe just need better management/oversight. NASA has had its fair share of screw-ups too (Mars Surveyor '98 anyone?) but they tended to be single events surrounded by other very successful missions. It is entirely amazing that being a very new space agency that they've had so many successfully lifted and operated spacecraft but the previous two interplanetary missions have had serious complications that compromise their intended objectives; Nozomi, being still under the NSDA in 1998 can be lumped in as well. It is greatly disappointing to read of these issues. Heres to hoping they somehow miscalculated the beacon and only suspect that the orbital insertion failed.
I guess lets look forward to some pictures of Venus from Shin'en in the near future. -------------------- |
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