In September 2001, Deep Space 1 (DS1) completed a high-risk and flawless encounter with comet 19P/Borrelly. Its data provide a detailed view of this comet and offere surprising and exciting insights. With this successful conclusion of its extended mission, DS1 undertook a hyperextended mission. Following this period of extremely agressive testing, with no further technology or science objectives, the mission was terminated on December 18, 2001, with the powering off of the spacecraft's trnasmitter, although the receiver was left on. By the end of its mission, DS1 had returned a wealth of important science data and engineering data for future missions.


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    Title :

    The successful conclusion of the Deep Space 1 Mission: important results without a flashy title


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    World Space Congress/553rd International Astronautical Congress


    Publication date :

    2002-10-10


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English