Star 48b Third-stage Motor, Leaving the solar system |
Star 48b Third-stage Motor, Leaving the solar system |
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I suppose the STAR 48B third-stage, which put New Horizons on its trajectory towards Jupiter, follows about the same flight-path as the New Horizons spacecraft itself. If this is the case, will it too in the end leave our solar system?
Or has it been deflected after seperation from the spacecraft? |
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Even where actual trips from Earth to Mars itself are concerned, Mariner 9 isn't the record holder -- the Atlas-Centaur had so much excess capacity for the much lighter 1969 Mariner Mars flyby craft that they were able to pound them to Mars in only 5 and 4 months, with a leisurely 1-month gap between launches. I imagine this record will stand for a while.
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