Angelo J. A. 2007 Robot spacecraft.
... It is especially important to recognize that, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and beyond, sophisticated robot spacecraft represent the enabling technology for many exciting scientific discoveries for the human race. Awareness of these technical pathways should prove career-inspiring to those ...
... It is especially important to recognize that, throughout the 20th and 21st centuries and beyond, sophisticated robot spacecraft represent the enabling technology for many exciting scientific discoveries for the human race. Awareness of these technical pathways should prove career-inspiring to those ...
Satellite names worth remembering
... For almost 300 years, they were the only known Jovian satellites (“Jovian” means belonging to Jupiter). ...
... For almost 300 years, they were the only known Jovian satellites (“Jovian” means belonging to Jupiter). ...
Pluto Flyby - New Horizons - The Johns Hopkins University Applied
... The fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons has traveled more time and distance — more than nine years and three billion miles — than any space mission in history to reach its primary target. Its flyby of Pluto and Pluto’s system of at least five moons on July 14 will complete the initial exp ...
... The fastest spacecraft ever launched, New Horizons has traveled more time and distance — more than nine years and three billion miles — than any space mission in history to reach its primary target. Its flyby of Pluto and Pluto’s system of at least five moons on July 14 will complete the initial exp ...
Basics of Spaceflight file
... animated .gif files. The world-wide-web was in its infancy when Diane Fisher first took the initiative to put The Basics of Space Flight out there. Today the web is well populated with resources. Just about everyone, from people who create scientific instruments flying on spacecraft, to launch vehic ...
... animated .gif files. The world-wide-web was in its infancy when Diane Fisher first took the initiative to put The Basics of Space Flight out there. Today the web is well populated with resources. Just about everyone, from people who create scientific instruments flying on spacecraft, to launch vehic ...
On the formation of Uranus and Neptune
... present epoch, showing the giant planets and those Kuiper belt objectç which have been observed a t multiple oppositions. The w e in the top panel shows the locus of orbits with perihelia at the semimajor axïs of Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The initial state for runs in Set 1,showing ecce ...
... present epoch, showing the giant planets and those Kuiper belt objectç which have been observed a t multiple oppositions. The w e in the top panel shows the locus of orbits with perihelia at the semimajor axïs of Neptune. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The initial state for runs in Set 1,showing ecce ...
mission design - Messenger - The Johns Hopkins University Applied
... MESSENGER is a robotic NASA spacecraft that was launched in 2004 and will arrive at Mercury in 2011. It is only the second spacecraft to study Mercury, and the first since the 1970s, when Mariner 10 rendezvoused with the planet. MESSENGER is the first spacecraft to observe Mercury from orbit and not ...
... MESSENGER is a robotic NASA spacecraft that was launched in 2004 and will arrive at Mercury in 2011. It is only the second spacecraft to study Mercury, and the first since the 1970s, when Mariner 10 rendezvoused with the planet. MESSENGER is the first spacecraft to observe Mercury from orbit and not ...
A Thick Cloud of Neptune Trojans and Their Colors
... of the planets. Neptune_s formation was probably quite different from Jupiter_s (15), and thus gas drag (1) or rapid mass growth of the planet (2, 7), as suggested for Jupiter Trojan capture, was probably not effective near Neptune. This suggests that the formation and possible capture of Neptune_s ...
... of the planets. Neptune_s formation was probably quite different from Jupiter_s (15), and thus gas drag (1) or rapid mass growth of the planet (2, 7), as suggested for Jupiter Trojan capture, was probably not effective near Neptune. This suggests that the formation and possible capture of Neptune_s ...
Launch - Pluto - JHUAPL - The Johns Hopkins University Applied
... New Horizons principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute Department of Space Studies, Boulder, Colo. Designed and built at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., New Horizons is set to launch (pending launch approval) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla ...
... New Horizons principal investigator, Southwest Research Institute Department of Space Studies, Boulder, Colo. Designed and built at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., New Horizons is set to launch (pending launch approval) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla ...
The populations of comet-like bodies in the Solar system
... The zone of control of Jupiter extends between approximately 4 and 6.6 au. In our classification scheme, a ‘comet’ has a perihelion q < 4 au, and so lies formally outside the zone of control of Jupiter. None the less, Jupiter dominates the lives of all the short-period comets. For example, 1P/Halley ...
... The zone of control of Jupiter extends between approximately 4 and 6.6 au. In our classification scheme, a ‘comet’ has a perihelion q < 4 au, and so lies formally outside the zone of control of Jupiter. None the less, Jupiter dominates the lives of all the short-period comets. For example, 1P/Halley ...
Orbital Perturbations of the Galilean Satellites During Planetary
... a planet with mass comparable to that of Uranus or Neptune on an orbit between the original orbits of Saturn and Uranus can significantly increase the success rate of instability simulations. This is because, more often than not at least one ice giant is ejected from the Solar System during the inst ...
... a planet with mass comparable to that of Uranus or Neptune on an orbit between the original orbits of Saturn and Uranus can significantly increase the success rate of instability simulations. This is because, more often than not at least one ice giant is ejected from the Solar System during the inst ...
Safety criteria for flying E
... speed v∞ = 15 km/s at infinity (dotted line). Basic parameters of the objects are listed in Table 1. Let us consider the solar system bodies appearing in Fig. 4 in turn. For Earth, circular and parabolic orbits are safe if the distance is larger than ∼ 8 − 10 RE . Hyperbolic orbits are unsafe unless ...
... speed v∞ = 15 km/s at infinity (dotted line). Basic parameters of the objects are listed in Table 1. Let us consider the solar system bodies appearing in Fig. 4 in turn. For Earth, circular and parabolic orbits are safe if the distance is larger than ∼ 8 − 10 RE . Hyperbolic orbits are unsafe unless ...
orbital perturbations of the galilean satellites during planetary
... make the planetary system unstable long after the dispersal of the protoplanetary nebula. Additional modifications of the original Nice model were motivated by the evolution of secular modes during planetary migration, mainly g5 , g6 , and s6 , and their effects on the terrestrial planets and astero ...
... make the planetary system unstable long after the dispersal of the protoplanetary nebula. Additional modifications of the original Nice model were motivated by the evolution of secular modes during planetary migration, mainly g5 , g6 , and s6 , and their effects on the terrestrial planets and astero ...
On the chaotic orbit of comet 29P/Schwassmann
... with each element being a random number from the interval (0, 1) and η T , figuring in Eq.(2), is its covariant form. Specifically, we construct the orbits of 100 clones. In the integration, we ignore the potential non-gravitational effects. Suspecting the chaotic evolution of the comet’s orbit, the ...
... with each element being a random number from the interval (0, 1) and η T , figuring in Eq.(2), is its covariant form. Specifically, we construct the orbits of 100 clones. In the integration, we ignore the potential non-gravitational effects. Suspecting the chaotic evolution of the comet’s orbit, the ...
IPSOrigins - Computer Graphics Research at Caltech
... (also known as libration points). These points are special locations in space where the gravitational forces and the rotational forces within the Three Body System are balanced. They were discovered by Euler (L1, L2, L3) and Lagrange (L4, L5). Figure 2 shows schematically the Lagrange points of the ...
... (also known as libration points). These points are special locations in space where the gravitational forces and the rotational forces within the Three Body System are balanced. They were discovered by Euler (L1, L2, L3) and Lagrange (L4, L5). Figure 2 shows schematically the Lagrange points of the ...
Jupiter`s Outer Satellites and Trojans
... 0.04 (Cruikshank 1977), which means that the deeper satellite surveys (limiting magnitude mV ∼ 24.5), can detect satellites of diameter ∼ 1 km. The largest irregular satellite, JVI Himalia, is aspherical with an effective circular diameter of roughly 150 km (Cruikshank 1977, Porco et al. 2003). The s ...
... 0.04 (Cruikshank 1977), which means that the deeper satellite surveys (limiting magnitude mV ∼ 24.5), can detect satellites of diameter ∼ 1 km. The largest irregular satellite, JVI Himalia, is aspherical with an effective circular diameter of roughly 150 km (Cruikshank 1977, Porco et al. 2003). The s ...
VARIABILiTY IN THE OUTER PLANET AURORAE
... Distribution of the UV Aurora! Ovals. The only direct mapping of the UV auroral ovals has been from Voyager UVS observations of the night atmosphere as Voyager 2 departed the system, during which the aperture was scanned north/south across Jupiter until auroral emission was detected near each pole / ...
... Distribution of the UV Aurora! Ovals. The only direct mapping of the UV auroral ovals has been from Voyager UVS observations of the night atmosphere as Voyager 2 departed the system, during which the aperture was scanned north/south across Jupiter until auroral emission was detected near each pole / ...
New Horizons Mission Design for the Pluto-Kuiper Belt
... alternative routes that require lower launch energy are always preferable over the direct flight. ...
... alternative routes that require lower launch energy are always preferable over the direct flight. ...
Symplectic map description of Halley’s comet dynamics
... a mean sojourn time of τ ≃ 4 · 108 yr and a mean number of kicks of N ≃ 4 · 104. A wide dispersion has been observed since 3 · 105 yr . τ . 3 · 1013 yr and 749 ≤ N . 9 · 107 . Now let us turn on also the other planets contributions. As shown in [6], where only Jupiter and Saturn are considered, diff ...
... a mean sojourn time of τ ≃ 4 · 108 yr and a mean number of kicks of N ≃ 4 · 104. A wide dispersion has been observed since 3 · 105 yr . τ . 3 · 1013 yr and 749 ≤ N . 9 · 107 . Now let us turn on also the other planets contributions. As shown in [6], where only Jupiter and Saturn are considered, diff ...
Minor Jovian Satellites & Rings
... 355,000 km from Neptune in a circular but retrograde orbit inclined at 23° to Neptune’s equator. Before Voyager 2’s visit, the only other known satellite was Nereid (diameter ~340 km), at a mean distance of 5.5 million km from Neptune and with the most elliptical satellite orbit in the solar system ...
... 355,000 km from Neptune in a circular but retrograde orbit inclined at 23° to Neptune’s equator. Before Voyager 2’s visit, the only other known satellite was Nereid (diameter ~340 km), at a mean distance of 5.5 million km from Neptune and with the most elliptical satellite orbit in the solar system ...
Origin and Evolution of Trojan Asteroids
... nism proposed by Petit et al. (1999) for main-belt asteroids. It is even possible that they were stirred up prior to capture by proto-Jupiter (Kokubo and Ida, 2000). In this chapter we summarize the present state of the research on Trojans. After an overview of the known orbital and size distributio ...
... nism proposed by Petit et al. (1999) for main-belt asteroids. It is even possible that they were stirred up prior to capture by proto-Jupiter (Kokubo and Ida, 2000). In this chapter we summarize the present state of the research on Trojans. After an overview of the known orbital and size distributio ...
Mission: Possible - MESSENGER Education
... meant to do a lot of science within a limited budget. Even with a relatively inexpensive mission, the mission team was able to create an orbiting spacecraft that will tell us more about Mercury than we knew from the only previous ...
... meant to do a lot of science within a limited budget. Even with a relatively inexpensive mission, the mission team was able to create an orbiting spacecraft that will tell us more about Mercury than we knew from the only previous ...
Jupiter
... • Hydrogen atoms so dense: Electrons not associated with any one atom: Free- electrons. Metallic Hydrogen! • Jupiter's core is rock & ice: ~10 times the mass of Earth. . . . Controversial. © 2005 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley ...
... • Hydrogen atoms so dense: Electrons not associated with any one atom: Free- electrons. Metallic Hydrogen! • Jupiter's core is rock & ice: ~10 times the mass of Earth. . . . Controversial. © 2005 Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Addison-Wesley ...
The Main Points Asteroids
... locations of all known outer solar system asteroids as of today (outer circle is the orbit of Neptune) ...
... locations of all known outer solar system asteroids as of today (outer circle is the orbit of Neptune) ...
Orbits
... Augmenting spacecraft propulsion with a gravity-assisted boost is a technique that exchanges momentum between an orbiting planet and a spacecraft during a close flyby of a moving planet The gravity assist propulsion boost can be used to either increase or decrease the spacecraft velocity relative to ...
... Augmenting spacecraft propulsion with a gravity-assisted boost is a technique that exchanges momentum between an orbiting planet and a spacecraft during a close flyby of a moving planet The gravity assist propulsion boost can be used to either increase or decrease the spacecraft velocity relative to ...
Neptune Mission Concept
... Preliminary suite based on science traceability matrix • High resolution visible camera - New Horizons (NH) level • Near-Infrared spectrometer - NH heritage • UV solar & stellar occ. spectrometer - reduced Cassini heritage • Far-infrared linear radiometer - Diviner heritage ...
... Preliminary suite based on science traceability matrix • High resolution visible camera - New Horizons (NH) level • Near-Infrared spectrometer - NH heritage • UV solar & stellar occ. spectrometer - reduced Cassini heritage • Far-infrared linear radiometer - Diviner heritage ...
Juno (spacecraft)
Juno is a NASA New Frontiers mission to the planet Jupiter. Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on 5 August 2011 and will arrive on 4 July 2016. The spacecraft is to be placed in a polar orbit to study Jupiter's composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. Juno will also search for clues about how the planet formed, including whether it has a rocky core, the amount of water present within the deep atmosphere, how its mass is distributed, and its deep winds, which can reach speeds of 618 kilometers per hour (384 mph).The spacecraft's name comes from Greco-Roman mythology. The god Jupiter drew a veil of clouds around himself to hide his mischief, but his wife, the goddess Juno, was able to peer through the clouds and see Jupiter's true nature.