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- From: sdd@larc.nasa.gov (Steve Derry)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Magellan Update - 01/11/93
- Date: 12 Jan 1993 22:23:40 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- Ron Baalke (baalke@kelvin.Jpl.Nasa.Gov) wrote:
-
- : MAGELLAN STATUS REPORT
- : January 11, 1993
-
- ....
-
- : 5. Following the end of Cycle-4, the Magellan mission will begin a
- : "Transition Experiment" in which the periapsis will be intentionally
- : lowered to allow the atmospheric drag to slow the spacecraft's
- : velocity. This aerobraking maneuver will enable the mission planners
- : to circularize the orbit and gather high-resolution gravity data
- : closer to the poles of Venus.
-
- GREAT!!!
-
- Has funding been found for Cycle 5, or at least for the aerobrake
- experiment? If so, this is the first I've heard of it, but it is
- excellent news!
-
- --
- Steve Derry
- <s.d.derry@larc.nasa.gov>
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