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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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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Jan 22 2006, 02:39 PM
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Sadly I would even take a scaled down project with a Ceres Only Target.
Does anyone agree? |
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Jan 22 2006, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2488 Joined: 17-April 05 From: Glasgow, Scotland, UK Member No.: 239 |
QUOTE (Decepticon @ Jan 22 2006, 03:39 PM) Yup. They can't let this one go - perhaps it's an ideal international mission in waiting... Bob Shaw -------------------- Remember: Time Flies like the wind - but Fruit Flies like bananas!
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Jan 23 2006, 02:33 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Florida & Texas, USA Member No.: 482 |
QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jan 22 2006, 09:26 AM) I agree. Ceres must rank pretty high in terms of science targets, especially since it was discovered to have a differentiated mantle, and lots of water, and possibly some ancient organic chemistry. I'd imagine the launch windows are fairly flexible for this mission, since it only relied on a mars flyby... although it might require sacrificing visiting Vesta. I sure hope this project is only slightly delayed instead of being mothballed. |
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Jan 24 2006, 02:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
QUOTE (Marz @ Jan 22 2006, 09:33 PM) I agree. Ceres must rank pretty high in terms of science targets, especially since it was discovered to have a differentiated mantle, and lots of water, and possibly some ancient organic chemistry. I'd imagine the launch windows are fairly flexible for this mission, since it only relied on a mars flyby... although it might require sacrificing visiting Vesta. I sure hope this project is only slightly delayed instead of being mothballed. Agree. The last chance is up to the end of the year 2007. The setback is sometime good since it starts to review, track down the critical problems and develop a plan in order to determine the next fund rise to solve the identified problems. That way will help to stop the vicious circle. Rodolfo |
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