Juno at Jupiter, mission events as they unfold Options

[nprev]

This topic will consist of discussion of Juno operations post-JOI until end of mission, currently anticipated in Feb 2018.

[tanjent]

Along with many other space enthusiasts with limited time and attention, I tend to curb my fascination until missions are on station and ready to produce science data. Juno has recently come very close to reaching this status and I am just one of many now feeling a great eagerness to peel Jupiter like an onion and find out what's inside.

The two recent anomalies, even though apparently unconnected, still remind us that no space mission is easy and that alterations of the nominal plan are part of the game. If so, the only option is plenty of patience by the mission team and even more by those of us looking over their shoulders. We have to hope that that the cause of the problems, and some low-risk remedial measures, will become clear during the 54-day cruise out to apojove and back. It will be a relief if the spacecraft enters its planned science orbit, but if the engine problem is not fully understood and they can get the same data from a longer stay in the present orbit, then of course that risk-avoidant option looks pretty attractive.

But because I just can't help myself, I am curious to know if any of the non-photographic science data will be made public in real time, before the end of the mission and the crop of articles that will follow. I can very well understand why this might not be the case. If it takes longer than expected to assemble the full dataset, can we look forward to any interim hints about what is being learned?

[mcaplinger]

But because I just can't help myself, I am curious to know if any of the non-photographic science data will be made public in real time... can we look forward to any interim hints about what is being learned?

I know of no plans to release any science data "in real time". I would expect that as is always done, at regular intervals and if anything interesting is learned, there would be a press briefing or press release, just like there was a couple of days ago.