Rosetta - Post Separation Ops at Comet 67P C-G, November 14, 2014 - |
Rosetta - Post Separation Ops at Comet 67P C-G, November 14, 2014 - |
Nov 14 2014, 05:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2087 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
I think I heard it mentioned during the press conference today, (I can't find it now), about Rosetta itself possibly landing eventually, similar to what NEAR did at the end of the main mission at Eros? Since it's not like there's anywhere else to go with the remaining delta-v left by the end of 2015, and sunlight levels and activity starting to drop after perihelion, and the low gravity makes the difference between orbiting and 'landing' trivial. The whole thing would weigh a kilo or two, right?
Obviously there's a few more pressing concerns right now, but it's something to eventually think about. |
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Jan 17 2015, 11:23 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 423 Joined: 13-November 14 From: Norway Member No.: 7310 |
ESA's director general Jean-Jacques Dordain expresses his frustration and sympathies with the current image release policy of Rosetta (and other missions); but no signs of any changes coming soon:
QUOTE "Even I've tried to get more data," Mr Dordain said. "I might be the DG but I'm also a fan of Rosetta and [its lander] Philae. It's a problem; I don't deny it's a problem. But it's a very difficult problem, too," he told BBC News.
"I understand the frustration of the public and the media, but, on the other hand, I understand the position of the principal investigators who have invented the mission." Mr Dordain was speaking in Paris at his annual New Year breakfast with reporters. [...] "Maybe what we should do is distinguish better between data that would be considered absolutely key to making scientific discoveries and can be kept under wraps before publication [in journals], and the data that can be released to the public much sooner." [...] The DG said that current arrangements needed to be adhered to (on all sides), but added that polices as a whole should be reviewed. -------------------- |
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