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The Voyager Neptune travel guideThe Voyager mission to the giant outer planets of our solar system is described. Scientific highlights include interplanetary cruise, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and their vast satellite and ring systems. Detailed plans are provided for the August 1989 Neptune encounter and subsequent interstellar journey to reach the heliopause. As background, the elements of an unmanned space mission are explained, with emphasis on the capabilities of the spacecraft and the scientific sensors. Other topics include the Voyager Grand Tour trajectory design, deep-space navigation, and gravity-assist concepts. The Neptune flyby is animated through the use of computer-generated, flip-page movie frames that appear in the corners of the publication. Useful historical information is also presented, including facts associated with the Voyager mission. Finally, short summaries are provided to describe the major objectives and schedules for several space missions planned for the remainder of the 20th century.
Document ID
19900004096
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Kohlhase, Charles
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1989
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-186108
NAS 1.26:186108
JPL-PUBL-89-24
Accession Number
90N13412
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 889-59-11-31-03
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-918
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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