Death of a Spacecraft: The Unknown Fate of Cassini

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Rakhir View Member Profile	Nov 8 2006, 12:23 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 370 Joined: 12-September 05 From: France Member No.: 495	Death of a Spacecraft: The Unknown Fate of Cassini http://space.com/businesstechnology/061108_cassini_fate.html I like the Cassini Mercury crash option, even if unlikely. Rakhir

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Rakhir Death of a Spacecraft: The Unknown Fate of Cassini Nov 8 2006, 12:23 PM

ugordan Yikes Rakhir, you should choose topic titles more ... Nov 8 2006, 12:42 PM

Rakhir QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 8 2006, 03:42 PM) Yi... Nov 8 2006, 01:05 PM

jsheff QUOTE (Rakhir @ Nov 8 2006, 08:05 AM) Ind... Nov 8 2006, 07:04 PM

ugordan You're not suggesting MGS is dead, are you? Nov 8 2006, 07:21 PM

jsheff QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 8 2006, 02:21 PM) Yo... Nov 8 2006, 07:46 PM

ugordan I wouldn't write MGS off just yet. This is ... Nov 8 2006, 07:52 PM

jsheff QUOTE (Rakhir @ Nov 8 2006, 07:23 AM) Dea... Nov 8 2006, 07:34 PM

Mariner9 It's been a long time since I got that A+ in O... Nov 8 2006, 09:47 PM

Big_Gazza Does anyone seriously consider the possibility of ... Nov 9 2006, 12:07 AM

Stephen QUOTE (Big_Gazza @ Nov 9 2006, 11:07 AM) ... Nov 9 2006, 01:55 AM

ugordan Since Huygens wasn't sterilized, I can't s... Nov 9 2006, 08:01 AM

Jim from NSF.com QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 9 2006, 03:01 AM) Si... Nov 9 2006, 02:47 PM

ugordan Huygens had 35 approximately 1 Watt radioisotope h... Nov 9 2006, 03:04 PM

JRehling QUOTE (Big_Gazza @ Nov 8 2006, 04:07 PM) ... Nov 9 2006, 03:45 PM

tasp Let's go to Chiron! Nov 9 2006, 03:03 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (tasp @ Nov 9 2006, 10:03 AM) Let... Nov 9 2006, 07:09 PM

Ant103 Maybe it's unprobable but, they can put Cassin... Nov 10 2006, 10:41 AM

djellison No......it can use gravity assists to try and get ... Nov 10 2006, 12:38 PM

ugordan What I'd like to know is how plausible these S... Nov 10 2006, 12:50 PM

volcanopele QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 10 2006, 05:50 AM) W... Nov 10 2006, 03:46 PM

nprev Gotta admit, I like the Saturn system escape optio... Nov 10 2006, 03:04 PM

Bjorn Jonsson QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 10 2006, 03:04 PM) Got... Nov 10 2006, 04:03 PM

JRehling QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 10 2006, 07:04 AM) Got... Nov 10 2006, 05:47 PM

nprev ...okay, well that's that, then. I'll be l... Nov 10 2006, 03:51 PM

nprev Actually, I agree, Bjorn. However, wasn't ther... Nov 10 2006, 04:32 PM

ugordan QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 10 2006, 05:32 PM) Wou... Nov 10 2006, 04:46 PM

Stephen QUOTE (nprev @ Nov 11 2006, 03:32 AM) Wou... Nov 15 2006, 01:26 AM

nprev QUOTE (Stephen @ Nov 14 2006, 05:26 PM) W... Nov 15 2006, 01:42 AM

Sunspot I sure i remember Cassini manager Bob Mitchell tal... Nov 10 2006, 04:42 PM

nprev Thanks, UG...I understand the situation much bette... Nov 10 2006, 05:02 PM

Myran I am afraid that volcanopele most likely are right... Nov 10 2006, 07:34 PM

Greg Hullender I've been impressed by Martin Lo's work on... Nov 10 2006, 10:00 PM

tedstryk I think a big difference between Galileo and Cassi... Nov 10 2006, 10:10 PM

ugordan Yeah, but Cassini needs to turn the HGA to Earth f... Nov 10 2006, 10:25 PM

stellarlight Some questions: Although it seems fascinating to ... Nov 13 2006, 04:24 PM

ugordan 1. The RTGs should last for a while. Radioisotopes... Nov 13 2006, 04:33 PM

JRehling QUOTE (stellarlight @ Nov 13 2006, 08:24 ... Nov 13 2006, 04:36 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 13 2006, 11:36 AM) ... Nov 13 2006, 06:02 PM

ugordan Just to give an example of just how hard it is to ... Nov 13 2006, 06:53 PM

mchan QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 13 2006, 08:36 AM) ... Nov 14 2006, 10:41 AM

TritonAntares QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 13 2006, 05:36 PM) ... Nov 14 2006, 11:50 PM

djellison You need the Encounter MFD http://www.orbitermar... Nov 13 2006, 08:32 PM

ugordan Hm... and I thought TransX was the advanced one ou... Nov 13 2006, 08:36 PM

djellison Trans X is all a bit complicated for me - the Enco... Nov 13 2006, 08:39 PM

ugordan Yes, it's complicated and has a convoluted int... Nov 13 2006, 08:47 PM

nprev Sounds interesting to me too, TritonAntares. Speak... Nov 15 2006, 12:14 AM

rogelio Why dispose of Cassini as if it were some embarras... Nov 15 2006, 12:59 AM

Rakhir QUOTE (rogelio @ Nov 15 2006, 03:59 AM) W... Nov 15 2006, 08:51 AM

nprev I appreciate your sentiments, but I'm actually... Nov 15 2006, 01:34 AM

edstrick Something I don't know but would like to... If... Nov 15 2006, 10:16 AM

djellison If one is truely worried about contaminating Enc o... Nov 15 2006, 10:28 AM

Big_Gazza QUOTE (Rakhir @ Nov 15 2006, 07:51 PM) RT... Nov 15 2006, 10:53 AM

ugordan Not to mention the impact speed at Enceladus would... Nov 15 2006, 11:41 AM

Rakhir QUOTE (Big_Gazza @ Nov 15 2006, 01:53 PM)... Nov 15 2006, 11:51 AM

dvandorn I will point out that the Apollo 13 situation isn... Nov 16 2006, 03:23 AM

Greg Hullender QUOTE (dvandorn @ Nov 15 2006, 07:23 PM) ... Nov 16 2006, 04:15 AM

helvick QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Nov 16 2006, 04:1... Nov 16 2006, 12:37 PM

Rakhir QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Nov 16 2006, 07:1... Nov 16 2006, 01:55 PM

dilo Only now I realized that, if they smash Cassini on... Nov 19 2006, 05:38 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (Rakhir @ Nov 16 2006, 08:55 AM) Ju... Nov 20 2006, 04:20 PM

nprev Hmm...Maybe the answer is a highly elliptical orbi... Nov 16 2006, 03:41 AM

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