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Telescience from NASA planetary spacecraftTechniques reasonably classified as 'telescience' in NASA missions are discussed. The first interplanetary probe, Mariner 2, was launched towards Venus nearly 30 years ago. Since that time, NASA has successfully completed missions to Mercury (Mariner 10), Venus (Mariners 5 and 10, Pioneers 12 and 13, Galileo, and Magellan), Mars (Mariners 4, 6, 7, and 9, and Vikings 1 and 2), Jupiter (Pioneers 10 and 11, Voyagers 1 and 2, and the approaching Galileo), Saturn (Pioneer 11, Voyagers 1 and 2, and the planned Cassini), Uranus (Voyager 2), and Neptune (Voyager 2). Missions to asteroids (Galileo, CRAF, and Cassini), and to a comet (CRAF) are presently being prepared or underway. Procedures have to be adapted to permit the latest possible updating of the planned observational sequences, to counteract the effects of a 492 minute round trip light time, and to provide automatic fault sensing and correction. Special emphasis is placed on those used for the Voyager encounter with Neptune in Aug. 1989.
Document ID
19920024223
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Miner, Ellis D.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: ESA, Telescience for Space Experimentation in the Fields of Space Science, Life, Materials and Fluid Sciences and Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
92N33467
Distribution Limits
Public
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