Mro On Approach, TCM-3 not required |
Mro On Approach, TCM-3 not required |
Feb 3 2006, 11:06 PM
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MRO has shifted from the cruise phase to Approach phase. Apparently, the trajectory is so good that TCM-3 was cancelled. This is good news for the prospects for a long life for MRO supporting future missions. TCM-4 is on Feb 28, and MOI on March 10. Only 5 weeks away!
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Feb 19 2006, 11:03 PM
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QUOTE Bob Shaw said Am I alone in thinking that this is, er, silly? It doesnt sound like good planning to me. Not that I am as singleminded to think that any command from Earth intended for MRO will make Oppertunity to attempt spinning its nonexistant flywheels, or MRO to start evasive manuvers to avoid dangerously soft dunes. Yet there could be a potential problem if any or both are programmed to stop and recieve when they catch a signal from Earth, and so might stop whatever work they do when the commands actually are for the other one. Are this a risk or do they really go completely 'mute' when they execute the set of commands they have gotten previously? |
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