InSight mission |
InSight mission |
Jan 7 2012, 08:29 PM
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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 |
the GEMS Discovery finalist has been renamed InSight and now has its own website: http://insight.jpl.nasa.gov/
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Dec 22 2015, 04:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 126 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 291 |
Most reports are that it is delayed until the next launch window in two years, as they could not repair a critical defect in time for the March launch.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon...nsight-shelved/ |
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Dec 23 2015, 12:25 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 31-December 10 From: Earth Member No.: 5589 |
Most reports are that it is delayed until the next launch window in two years, as they could not repair a critical defect in time for the March launch. http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon...nsight-shelved/ Discovery missions are cost capped. If the delay causes costs to rise above the cap, it may be canceled. I hope not. |
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Dec 23 2015, 12:31 AM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Wow what a bummer.
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