Sentences with phrase «spacecraft operations»
"Spacecraft operations" refers to the various activities and tasks involved in operating a spacecraft, such as controlling its movements, conducting experiments, collecting data, and communicating with it from Earth. Full definition
It's one of the primary science goals and an integral part of spacecraft operations.
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«After looking at variations in the intensity of the gyros» internal lasers, we realized last year that, with our current usage, four of the six gyros were trending towards failure,» says spacecraft operations manager James Godfrey.
«After looking at variations in the intensity of the gyros» internal lasers, we realised last year that, with our current usage, four of the six gyros were trending towards failure,» says spacecraft operations manager James Godfrey.
«The atmospheric models aren't perfect, so we have to «feel» our way down to the start of aerobraking proper,» said Chris White, an ExoMars spacecraft operations engineer, in an ESA blog post describing the aerobraking procedures.
for the close encounter, the mission's science, engineering and spacecraft operations teams configured the piano - sized probe for distant observations of the Pluto system that start Sunday, Jan. 25 with a long - range photo shoot.
Spacecraft Operations Manager (SOM) Michel Denis oversees a team of 15, including spacecraft operations engineers, mission planners and spacecraft controllers.
The mapping of the near - Earth asteroid Bennu is one of the science goals of NASA's OSIRIS - REx mission, and an integral part of spacecraft operations.
But getting the minifridge - sized Philae lander to the surface of 67P is not a simple task, said Andrea Accomazzo, the European Space Agency's spacecraft operations manager, in a November 10 press conference.
Spacecraft operations are based at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado.
«The team has done a fantastic job of adapting to spacecraft operations in the Martian environment,» said Richard Burns, MAVEN project manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Spacecraft operations are based at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Littleton, Colorado.