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Planetary Society Blog for Thursday 4 December 2014
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/////////////////////////////////////////// The New Horizons science mission to the Pluto-Charon system is about to begin Posted: 03 Dec 2014 05:40 PM PST http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...s-science.html It's been a long journey, but it's nearly over: New Horizons is just about ready to begin its science mission to Pluto, Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra. I'll remind you of New Horizons' capabilities and simulate how Pluto will appear in optical navigation images. /////////////////////////////////////////// Orion L-1 Report: Go for Launch Posted: 03 Dec 2014 12:53 PM PST http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...l1-report.html The stage is set for NASA’s Orion spacecraft to launch on a two-orbit, four-hour shakedown cruise tomorrow morning. Patrick Air Force Base’s 45th Weather Squadron changed their forecast of an on-time launch to 70 percent—up from the 40 percent chances that marked the start of the week. /////////////////////////////////////////// Hayabusa 2 launches toward asteroid rendezvous Posted: 03 Dec 2014 10:48 AM PST http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-launches.html Hayabusa 2 successfully launched on December 3, 2014 at 04:22 UTC, and embarked on its interplanetary journey about two hours later. During the launch, cameras captured video of the spacecraft fairing separation. /////////////////////////////////////////// Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Roves from Wdowiak Ridge into Network of Fractures Posted: 03 Dec 2014 10:13 AM PST http://www.planetary.org/explore/spa...iak-ridge.html Last month, the Earth's longest-lived and most traveled robot on another planet drove into a network of fractures the likes of which the scientists had never seen before on Mars and wound up working there through the end of the month – and then something not completely unexpected happened. |
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