Juno at Jupiter, mission events as they unfold |
Juno at Jupiter, mission events as they unfold |
Jul 5 2016, 07:53 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
This topic will consist of discussion of Juno operations post-JOI until end of mission, currently anticipated in Feb 2018.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Oct 15 2016, 02:57 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 214 Joined: 30-December 05 Member No.: 628 |
In some respects the issues faced by the mission managers are reminiscent of Akatsuki's situation. The article's wording suggests that the one-orbit postponement of PRM is a minimum, and that the managers may conclude that it is better to continue in the longer-duration orbit indefinitely than to risk losing the mission to an engine malfunction. In that case it would take almost four times longer than planned to complete the desired number of passes. Those higher-apojove orbits might reduce the radiation exposure somewhat by speeding through the danger zone a little bit quicker, but other forms of wear-and-tear could then take on added importance.
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