NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’ |
NASA Dawn asteroid mission told to ‘stand down’ |
Nov 7 2005, 03:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495 |
NASA Dawn Asteroid Mission Told To ‘Stand Down’ .
The decision to stand down, according to SPACE.com sources, appears related to budget-related measures and workforce cutbacks at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051107_dawn_qown.html Rakhir |
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Nov 8 2005, 03:56 PM
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After reading Squyres' "Roving Mars," I want to remind y'all that this is exactly what *almost* happened to the MERs. They had some pretty impressive technical hurdles to overcome, with an ATLO that came together on a wing and a prayer. Add just one more major technical issue to overcome, and the MERs would have been forced to stand down for a late 2004 / early 2005 launch opportunity.
Just a reminder that trouble -- even serious trouble -- encountered in ATLO doesn't necessarily mean that the mission will go badly. It just means that they're working out all the bugs at the right time, on the ground when there's still a chance of fixing them... -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Nov 19 2005, 01:59 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212 |
QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 8 2005, 03:56 PM) After reading Squyres' "Roving Mars," I want to remind y'all that this is exactly what *almost* happened to the MERs. They had some pretty impressive technical hurdles to overcome, with an ATLO that came together on a wing and a prayer. Add just one more major technical issue to overcome, and the MERs would have been forced to stand down for a late 2004 / early 2005 launch opportunity. Just a reminder that trouble -- even serious trouble -- encountered in ATLO doesn't necessarily mean that the mission will go badly. It just means that they're working out all the bugs at the right time, on the ground when there's still a chance of fixing them... -the other Doug Well said. Fix the bugs and lets launch this exciting mission. Had we listened to the naysayers, Spirit wouldnt be celebrating the triumph on top of the Husband Hill Summit and Oppy wouldnt be on course for Victoria Crater |
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