In 2014, the International Rosetta mission will place a spacecraft in orbit around comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and deliver a lander to the comet's surface. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) contribution to the International Rosetta mission, designated the U.S. Rosetta Project, includes several instruments, tracking support, and science support for some non-US payloads. In July 2011 the spacecraft was placed in a long-duration hibernation mode planned to last approximately 37 months to conserve electrical power. Rosetta will rendezvous with 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014. On the eve of the mission's arrival at its target, this paper highlights three issues related to Rosetta's looming prime mission: (A) measures taken in 2009 to prepare the US Rosetta Project for the long-duration hibernation mode; (B) risk reviews conducted in 2013 to prepare the US Rosetta Project for exit from hibernation; (C) ESA and NASA preparations for use of NASA Deep Space Network (DSN) assets related to keyword files.


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    Title :

    The U.S. Rosetta Project: Preparations for Prime Mission, 2014


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2014 IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2014 ; Big Sky, MT, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-03-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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