Enceladus-3 (March 12, 2008) |
Enceladus-3 (March 12, 2008) |
Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Feb 24 2006, 09:12 PM
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Excerpt from Cassini Significant Events for 02/16/06 - 02/22/06:
"As mentioned in previous weeks, the project has been working on adopting a new reference trajectory in order to raise the minimum Titan flyby altitude for various encounters. Today the project reached a decision to proceed with the 'optocc2' trajectory. Additional work is still to be performed before delivery of the final files. This will include minor tweaks that have been analyzed in other trajectories, adjusting orbit 68 timing, and capture of an Enceladus plume occultation on orbit 28." For the record, the new reference trajectory will result in an even more spectacular Enceladus-3 flyby [61EN (t) E3] on March 12, 2008. |
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Guest_BruceMoomaw_* |
Mar 10 2006, 09:16 PM
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OK. All I can report is what I saw: before Ms. Clark and I mentioned that, they'd been talking primarily about the scientific uses of an early Europa lander, and whether they were adequate to justify flying one. SHE certainly thought it was a worthwhile point for me to bring up. Since the cost-benefit lever for this whole squabble is beginning to resemble that of the arguments on Laputa, it might be wise for me to drop it at this point (acompanied by jeers about how I'm Admitting Defeat, which in this case I'm not).
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Guest_AlexBlackwell_* |
Mar 10 2006, 10:15 PM
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...about how I'm Admitting Defeat, which in this case I'm not). "Admi[t] [d]efeat"? I would never expect that from the Tireless Rebutter. Actually, Bruce, you're manufacturing a dispute. I was merely amazed that someone involved in architecting a Flagship-class mission, and no, I don't mean you, would have to state something as obvious as "we do NOT want something as expensive and long-term as a Europa Astrobiology Lander to fail at the very moment it's trying to land on Europa." Moreover, I was amazed that you found that such an important point. I guess I would have just said, "You think?" |
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