Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission, July 2010-June 2017 |
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Cassini's Extended-Extended Mission, July 2010-June 2017 |
 Jan 31 2010, 05:39 PM
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No, we are still in the Equinox mission until July 1.
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Jan 31 2010, 05:43 PM
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I thought we were still in the Equinox Mission, at least until the middle of this year. As far as I know, XXM, otherwise known at the Solstice Mission, has not yet been formally approved. Maybe it will be in the budget that we will see tomorrow.
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Jan 31 2010, 06:02 PM
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"No, we are still in the Equinox mission until July 1."
Oh yeah - well, I knew something was lining up. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Feb 1 2010, 10:08 PM
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Do you think we can construe 'continues operating 11 planetary missions' (from Van Kane's digest of today's budget proposals) as approval of the solstice mission?
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Feb 2 2010, 01:49 AM
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Oh I think they'll approve it. The cheapest kind of mission is the one you don't have to launch. And how can they resist the grand finale?
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Feb 3 2010, 08:23 PM
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-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Feb 3 2010, 08:29 PM
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w00t!!!
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Feb 3 2010, 08:31 PM
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2017 baby
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Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM
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Finally!
 
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Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM
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The only sad part, you can now mark on your calenders, September 15, 2017:
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Feb 3 2010, 08:37 PM
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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 09:34 PM)  The only sad part, you can now mark on your calenders, September 15, 2017: If it manages to live that long and remains in good health, I don't think we'll really have reasons to be sad. More like grateful for what will have been a truly great mission. -------------------- |
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Feb 3 2010, 08:51 PM
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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:34 PM) The only sad part, you can now mark on your calenders, September 15, 2017: When that time arrives I will give my paper model of Cassini the same send off I gave my paper model of Galileo on September 21, 2003.
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Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM
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Wow, I should do the same thing. I built my paper model (now squished, with a detached HGA and a missing Huygens) the weekend Cassini launched...
-------------------- &@^^!% Jim! I'm a geologist, not a physicist!
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Feb 3 2010, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM) Wow, I should do the same thing. I built my paper model (now squished, with a detached HGA and a missing Huygens) the weekend Cassini launched... Mine has also seen some wear and tear over the years. I think it's in a shoebox somewhere at the moment. I tied a bit of cotton to Huygens to stop it from going missing. |
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Feb 3 2010, 09:02 PM
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Hey- I did that too!
John
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