Unmanned Exploration Of Comets & Asteroids |
Unmanned Exploration Of Comets & Asteroids |
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Jan 2 2006, 07:48 PM
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Trying to give an overview of missions to Asteroids & comets …
Giotto ( 2 July 1985 to comet HALLEY in 1986 and to comet Grigg-Skjellerup in 1992 ) NEAR Shoemaeker ( 17 February 1996 to asteroid 433 Eros in February 2001 ) Deep Space 1 ( 15 October 1998 to comet BORELLY in September 2001 ) StarDust ( 07 February 1999 to comet WILD-2 in January 2004 ) Contour ( July 2002 to comet ENCKE … mission failure ) Deep Impact ( 12 January 2005 to comet TEMPLE-1 in July 2005 ) Which missions did I forget ? … … … |
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Jan 20 2022, 08:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2106 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
NEA Scout has a (tiny!) target:
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-solar-sa...rtemis-i-launch 2020 GE, about half the size of Habauysa2's target (and getting there a lot sooner, apparently after an Earth flyby by the rock in 2023. Flyby velocity of only 30 m/s is another record. |
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Jan 21 2022, 08:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 437 Joined: 14-December 15 Member No.: 7860 |
NEA Scout has a (tiny!) target: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-solar-sa...rtemis-i-launch 2020 GE, about half the size of Habauysa2's target (and getting there a lot sooner, apparently after an Earth flyby by the rock in 2023. Flyby velocity of only 30 m/s is another record. It will be almost like watching a meteoroid through the window of an airplane flying with it - but before it enters the Earth's atmosphere |
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