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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 9 2010, 05:50 PM
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Didn't Hyabusa and Nozomi also both suffer from thruster problems?
There must be some inherent flaw in the design of the JAXA interplanetary spacecraft - no matter what positive angle people want to put onto it. Hyabusa returned home to Earth through nothing short of a series of miracles and of course I'm very glad it did and it was testament to the skill and ingenuity of JAXA mission specialists, but to have your first probe to Mars and then your first to Venus both fail to insert into orbit must be a disappointment and shows that something could be wrong with the thruster systems and needs to be addressed. It's better to be honest about any potential problems with the spacecraft and learn from these. |
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Dec 9 2010, 05:54 PM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14432 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
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