The Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel) mission, a follow-on to the Stardust prime mission, successfully completed a flyby of comet Tempel-1 on 2/14/11. However there were many challenges along the way, most significantly low propellant margin and detection of the comet in imagery later than antici-pated. These challenges and their ramifications forced the project to respond with flexibility and ingenuity. As a result, the flyby at an altitude of 178 km was nearly flawless, accomplishing all its science objectives. Lessons learned on Stardust-NExT may have relevance to other spacecraft missions.
Stardust-next : Lessons Learned from a Comet Flyby Mission
Annual AAS Guidance and Control Conference ; 2012 ; Breckenridge, CO, United States
2012-02-03
Preprint
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Stardust-NExT: Lessons Learned from a Comet Flyby Mission (AAS 12-098)
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