Alan Erskine
July 7th 03, 10:19 AM
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Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush
"rk" > wrote in message
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> From: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/
>
> Opportunity Mars Rover Targeted For Launch No Earlier Than July 7
>
> The second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is now targeted for
> launch no earlier than Monday, July 7. The delay is due to the failure
> of a battery cell associated with a component of the launch vehicle's
> flight termination system. The battery must be removed and replaced.
>
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> From: http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030702160254.e7mu6qrn.html
>
> Power glitch hits Mars Express, but mission should be OK: ESA
>
> PARIS (AFP) Jul 02, 2003
>
> Europe's first solo mission to Mars has been hit by a 30-percent
> shortfall in power, but this should not affect any of its goals, the
> European Space Agency (ESA) here said Wednesday.
>
> Ground engineers checking out the Mars Express as it heads towards the
> Red Planet came across a faulty connection between its solar wings and a
> unit that distributes the electricity generated by those panels, ESA
> said in a mission update.
>
> --
> rk, Citizen, Noooo Yawk
> "Sometimes when you connect the dots you get a picture. Other times you
> just have a bunch of dots."
> -- rk, January 23, 2003
--
Alan Erskine
alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
John Howard - Australia's GW Bush
"rk" > wrote in message
...
> From: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/
>
> Opportunity Mars Rover Targeted For Launch No Earlier Than July 7
>
> The second Mars Exploration Rover, Opportunity, is now targeted for
> launch no earlier than Monday, July 7. The delay is due to the failure
> of a battery cell associated with a component of the launch vehicle's
> flight termination system. The battery must be removed and replaced.
>
> --------------
>
> From: http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030702160254.e7mu6qrn.html
>
> Power glitch hits Mars Express, but mission should be OK: ESA
>
> PARIS (AFP) Jul 02, 2003
>
> Europe's first solo mission to Mars has been hit by a 30-percent
> shortfall in power, but this should not affect any of its goals, the
> European Space Agency (ESA) here said Wednesday.
>
> Ground engineers checking out the Mars Express as it heads towards the
> Red Planet came across a faulty connection between its solar wings and a
> unit that distributes the electricity generated by those panels, ESA
> said in a mission update.
>
> --
> rk, Citizen, Noooo Yawk
> "Sometimes when you connect the dots you get a picture. Other times you
> just have a bunch of dots."
> -- rk, January 23, 2003