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cIclops
post Apr 9 2005, 08:20 PM
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Real problems or more negative journalism?

Cassini probe shows signs of wear


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post Apr 11 2005, 08:47 PM
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Cassini's lack of a steerable instrument platform is strictly budgetary. I wish I didn't know that Cassini was originally intended to have one; every time I think of the fact that radar and the other instruments can't be pointed at the same target I get this feeling that ranges from steamed to just bummed.

With an instrument platform, there wouldn't be any of this nonsense about having to wait for overlapping radar and image swaths. You'd just get them both in one go.
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post Apr 11 2005, 09:42 PM
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QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Apr 11 2005, 08:47 PM)
Cassini's lack of a steerable instrument platform is strictly budgetary. I wish I didn't know that Cassini was originally intended to have one; every time I think of the fact that radar and the other instruments can't be pointed at the same target I get this feeling that ranges from steamed to just bummed.


Yep. The same could be said of the long trajectory with its two Venus and one Earth gravity assists which extended the mission duration considerably and contributed to the current problems with three instruments.


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- cIclops   Cassini Status   Apr 9 2005, 08:20 PM
- - TheChemist   Well, the article was calm and contained mainly qu...   Apr 10 2005, 12:10 PM
- - cIclops   Here is a slightly different official view as give...   Apr 10 2005, 02:39 PM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (cIclops @ Apr 10 2005, 09:39 AM)Here i...   Apr 10 2005, 02:54 PM
|- - MahFL   "I was a bit surprised though that they used ...   Apr 11 2005, 03:40 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   No, the reports are real -- and, as Mitchell said,...   Apr 10 2005, 02:51 PM
- - remcook   The CIRS problem exists at least since SOI and has...   Apr 11 2005, 08:36 AM
- - alan   QUOTE (MahFL @ Apr 11 2005, 03:40 PM)"I ...   Apr 11 2005, 06:27 PM
- - Gsnorgathon   Cassini's lack of a steerable instrument platf...   Apr 11 2005, 08:47 PM
- - cIclops   QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Apr 11 2005, 08:47 PM)Ca...   Apr 11 2005, 09:42 PM

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