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| Title: | Stardust-NExT : lessons learned from a comet flyby mission |
| Authors: | Wolf, Aron A.
Larson, Timothy
Thompson, Paul
McElrath, Timothy
Bhaskaran, Shyam
Chesley, Steven
Klaasen, Kenneth P.
Cheuvront, Allan |
| Keywords: | Tempel 1
comet flyby
lessons learned |
| Issue Date: | 3-Feb-2012 |
| Publisher: | Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
| Citation: | 35th Annual AAS Guidance & Control Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, February 3-8, 2012 |
| Abstract: | The Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel) mission, a follow-on to the Stardust prime mission, successfully completed a flyby of comet Tempel-1 on 2/14/11. However there were many challenges along the way, most significantly low propellant margin and detection of the comet in imagery later than antici-pated. These challenges and their ramifications forced the project to respond with flexibility and ingenuity. As a result, the flyby at an altitude of 178 km was nearly flawless, accomplishing all its science objectives. Lessons learned on Stardust-NExT may have relevance to other spacecraft missions. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42810 |
| Appears in Collections: | JPL TRS 1992+
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