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Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission, July 2010-June 2017
volcanopele
post Feb 6 2009, 03:35 AM
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Perhaps now would be a good time to start a new thread on the Extended-Extended Mission.

http://www.space.com/news/090127-cassini-m...-extension.html
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- volcanopele   Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission   Feb 6 2009, 03:35 AM
- - brellis   One hopes the thruster swap doesn't affect any...   Feb 6 2009, 05:28 AM
- - Juramike   Wait....what? (from space.com article) "such...   Feb 6 2009, 03:38 PM
- - volcanopele   VIMS may have detected photometric changes at Hote...   Feb 6 2009, 05:26 PM
- - Juramike   Ahhh, OK, I get it: The material when erupted wou...   Feb 6 2009, 06:01 PM
- - volcanopele   Of course, I didn't start this thread complete...   Feb 6 2009, 10:09 PM
- - ngunn   Does that mean that a tour has to be selected befo...   Feb 6 2009, 10:41 PM
- - volcanopele   Yes, I do know what the four candidates were. The...   Feb 6 2009, 10:56 PM
- - Greg Hullender   When I read about this last year http://www.lpi.u...   Feb 6 2009, 11:00 PM
|- - Byran   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Feb 7 2009, 05:30...   Mar 25 2009, 09:55 AM
|- - floron   QUOTE (Byran @ Mar 25 2009, 04:55 AM) htt...   Apr 23 2009, 10:40 PM
- - volcanopele   At this point we have JUST selected which tour we ...   Feb 6 2009, 11:03 PM
- - jsheff   Can you give us any highlights? Any Iapetus flybys...   Feb 7 2009, 01:50 AM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (jsheff @ Feb 6 2009, 09:50 PM) Can...   Feb 7 2009, 05:23 AM
||- - paxdan   QUOTE (stevesliva @ Feb 7 2009, 05:23 AM)...   Feb 24 2009, 09:44 PM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (jsheff @ Feb 6 2009, 06:50 PM) Can...   Feb 20 2009, 10:06 AM
|- - Greg Hullender   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 02:06 A...   Feb 21 2009, 07:34 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 11:06 A...   Feb 21 2009, 09:34 PM
- - Mariner9   Twelve more close Enceladus encounters???? Oh jo...   Feb 20 2009, 04:50 PM
- - Byran   volcanopele, when publish the complete list of all...   Feb 21 2009, 10:27 AM
- - Del Palmer   From the latest Cassini Significant Events report:...   Feb 21 2009, 09:19 PM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (Del Palmer @ Feb 21 2009, 10:19 PM...   Jun 27 2009, 11:55 AM
- - Hungry4info   A 12 km Enceladus flyby sounds nice =) (When do we...   Feb 21 2009, 10:00 PM
- - volcanopele   No, no, I meant that there are 12 encounters of En...   Feb 21 2009, 10:07 PM
|- - Hungry4info   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 21 2009, 04:07 P...   Feb 21 2009, 10:18 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 21 2009, 11:07 P...   Feb 22 2009, 05:20 PM
|- - Byran   QUOTE (ugordan @ Feb 22 2009, 11:50 PM) h...   Feb 23 2009, 04:52 PM
- - dmuller   I found a website which lists 4 different scenario...   Feb 21 2009, 11:07 PM
|- - jasedm   QUOTE (dmuller @ Feb 21 2009, 11:07 PM) I...   Feb 22 2009, 09:52 AM
- - volcanopele   It was SM-7.   Feb 21 2009, 11:41 PM
- - ilbasso   Just heard Carolyn Porco speak at Spacefest this a...   Feb 22 2009, 01:16 AM
- - Greg Hullender   Is there something that indicates what sort of Tit...   Feb 22 2009, 05:12 PM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Feb 23 2009, 04:1...   Feb 23 2009, 05:26 AM
- - volcanopele   Whoops...   Feb 23 2009, 05:54 AM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 23 2009, 01:54 A...   Feb 23 2009, 04:14 PM
- - Floyd   Cassini having a very bad day   Feb 23 2009, 02:47 PM
- - djellison   Nothing unusual about that news release.   Feb 23 2009, 04:49 PM
- - Bjorn Jonsson   As previously discussed there are no targeted Hype...   Feb 23 2009, 07:28 PM
|- - Holder of the Two Leashes   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 20 2009, 04:06 A...   Feb 24 2009, 06:51 PM
- - Mariner9   Any estimates available on annual cost of the XXM?...   Feb 24 2009, 04:32 AM
- - ngunn   Following the 'proximal' link I've jus...   Feb 24 2009, 10:17 PM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   Clicked on the link Paxdan provided for the Planet...   Feb 24 2009, 10:24 PM
- - HughFromAlice   I've just read John Spencer's "Solist...   Feb 25 2009, 04:18 AM
- - ngunn   I know most people who come here keep an eye on TP...   Feb 25 2009, 09:32 PM
|- - Thu   QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 26 2009, 04:32 AM) It...   Feb 26 2009, 01:06 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 25 2009, 10:32 PM) It...   Feb 26 2009, 01:37 PM
- - remcook   Great write-up! In the (pretty) graphic repres...   Feb 26 2009, 06:28 PM
|- - HughFromAlice   QUOTE (remcook @ Feb 27 2009, 03:58 AM) G...   Feb 27 2009, 02:17 PM
- - ngunn   Anybody know when a decision is to be reached on t...   Jan 25 2010, 08:04 PM
|- - john_s   We hope to know more after the President's 201...   Jan 25 2010, 08:55 PM
|- - tharrison   QUOTE (john_s @ Jan 25 2010, 12:55 PM) We...   Jan 26 2010, 01:15 AM
- - jasedm   Oh it will surely happen - there's the definit...   Jan 27 2010, 05:33 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (jasedm @ Jan 27 2010, 06:33 PM) th...   Jan 27 2010, 05:56 PM
|- - tedstryk   The evidence is from particle and fields data (MIM...   Jan 27 2010, 07:33 PM
|- - ugordan   I realize where the claim comes from. Didn't t...   Jan 27 2010, 08:31 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   The broad electron depletion seen by MIMI in 2005 ...   Jan 27 2010, 09:19 PM
- - Elias   The magnetometer did not actually pick up hints of...   Jan 28 2010, 12:17 AM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (Elias @ Jan 27 2010, 05:17 PM) One...   Jan 28 2010, 12:23 AM
- - Ron Hobbs   Did I miss something? In the 1/27 press release o...   Jan 30 2010, 05:52 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Isn't solstice what we're in now? Phil   Jan 31 2010, 05:14 PM
|- - volcanopele   No, we are still in the Equinox mission until July...   Jan 31 2010, 05:39 PM
- - Ron Hobbs   I thought we were still in the Equinox Mission, at...   Jan 31 2010, 05:43 PM
- - Phil Stooke   "No, we are still in the Equinox mission unti...   Jan 31 2010, 06:02 PM
- - ngunn   Do you think we can construe 'continues operat...   Feb 1 2010, 10:08 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Oh I think they'll approve it. The cheapest ki...   Feb 2 2010, 01:49 AM
- - volcanopele   Now it's official and approved ht...   Feb 3 2010, 08:23 PM
|- - ugordan   w00t!!!   Feb 3 2010, 08:29 PM
- - djellison   2017 baby   Feb 3 2010, 08:31 PM
- - machi   Finally!   Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM
- - volcanopele   The only sad part, you can now mark on your calend...   Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM
|- - ugordan   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 09:34 PM...   Feb 3 2010, 08:37 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM...   Feb 3 2010, 08:51 PM
||- - john_s   Hey- I did that too! John   Feb 3 2010, 09:02 PM
||- - canis_minor   Beware the ides of September....   Feb 3 2010, 09:06 PM
||- - SFJCody   QUOTE (john_s @ Feb 3 2010, 09:02 PM) Hey...   Feb 3 2010, 09:11 PM
|- - Ron Hobbs   [quote name='volcanopele' date='Feb 3 ...   Feb 3 2010, 11:09 PM
- - volcanopele   Wow, I should do the same thing. I built my paper...   Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM
|- - SFJCody   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM...   Feb 3 2010, 09:00 PM
- - volcanopele   Quite right, there are quite a few great things be...   Feb 3 2010, 11:17 PM
|- - ugordan   To put it into perspective, Cassini's mission ...   Feb 3 2010, 11:29 PM
- - dmuller   Updated my realtime simulation with the good news...   Feb 4 2010, 01:57 AM
- - volcanopele   I use ftp://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/CASSINI/......   Feb 4 2010, 03:13 AM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 4 2010, 02:13 PM...   Feb 4 2010, 03:31 AM
- - remcook   Yay! Bring on those seasonal variations!   Feb 4 2010, 09:23 AM
|- - MahFL   Awesome, 7 years.   Feb 4 2010, 11:25 AM
- - belleraphon1   AWESOMNESS PLUS!!!!!! Wil...   Feb 4 2010, 01:00 PM
|- - ynyralmaen   Fantastic news, but bittersweet for some... Poste...   Feb 4 2010, 01:16 PM
|- - MahFL   Oh no....I just read they are to plunge Cassini in...   Feb 4 2010, 01:41 PM
- - djellison   To co-incide with the exhaustion of spacecraft con...   Feb 4 2010, 02:00 PM
|- - ugordan   People just have to realize orbiters doing orbital...   Feb 4 2010, 02:23 PM
- - ngunn   A generous lifespan - an immortal legacy - what mo...   Feb 4 2010, 02:25 PM
- - Hungry4info   Definitely! I'm excited about the news...   Feb 4 2010, 02:49 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (Hungry4info @ Feb 4 2010, 09:49 AM...   Feb 4 2010, 03:08 PM
- - Decepticon   Are there any close or non targeted flybys of Hype...   Feb 4 2010, 09:26 PM
|- - Bjorn Jonsson   QUOTE (Decepticon @ Feb 4 2010, 09:26 PM)...   Feb 4 2010, 10:58 PM
|- - Tom Tamlyn   Some questions about Cassini's final maneuvers...   Feb 4 2010, 11:51 PM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (Bjorn Jonsson @ Feb 5 2010, 09:58 ...   Feb 5 2010, 12:16 AM
- - john_s   That's a purely gravitational nudge from Titan...   Feb 5 2010, 12:14 AM
- - Tom Tamlyn   Some more questions about Cassini's final plun...   Feb 5 2010, 05:44 AM
- - NickF   I've also wondered about the question Tom rais...   Feb 5 2010, 10:02 AM
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