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Nov. 5, 2008 | 08:58 PST | 16:58 UTC
Chandrayaan-1 to enter lunar orbit on November 8
Both the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and ESA have issued press statements about the final adjustment to Chandrayaan-1's Earth orbit, on November 3 at 23:26 UTC. In its fifth orbit-raising maneuver, while at its closest approach to... More»
Nov. 4, 2008 | 14:24 PST | 22:24 UTC
Phoenix update: Not dead yet; still in "Lazarus mode;" one attempt at microphone use did not work
I chatted with project manager Barry Goldstein today, who filled me in on the current status of Phoenix. The bottom line: it's in a survival mode where it's depleting its batteries every afternoon, then waking up the next morning and trying to call... More»
Nov. 3, 2008 | 14:36 PST | 22:36 UTC
More on "backwards" space images
I received an email this morning from Mike Caplinger, who's involved with all the Mars cameras past and present that have come out of Malin Space Science Systems (this includes things like MOC on Mars Global Surveyor, CTX on Mars Reconnaissance... More»
Nov. 3, 2008 | 14:04 PST | 22:04 UTC
Carnival of Space #76
Carnival of Space #76 is live at "Tomorrow is Here." Go check it out!
And there are various new things on this website to read and listen to:Planetary Radio this week features a show on the Palomar Observatory (it wasn't yet live when I posted... More»
Nov. 1, 2008 | 12:23 PDT | 19:23 UTC
On its way to the Moon, Chandrayaan-1 photographs Earth, but flips the photo
The Indian lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 is still on the long loop of its latest orbit, but scientists on the mission aren't wasting any time; they've turned one of its cameras toward its erstwhile home, Earth. I love it when planetary spacecraft... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 17:36 PDT | Nov. 1 00:36 UTC
A brief Phoenix update
I failed to post yesterday about the latest drama on Phoenix. To quickly get up to speed on recent developments:On Tuesday, October 28 (at the end of sol 152), Phoenix was commanded to start shutting down survival heaters in an attempt to conserve... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 11:26 PDT | 18:26 UTC
Opportunity and Spirit updates: Both are now driving
A LATE ADDITION: A. J. S. Rayl has just posted her monthly update on the status of both rovers.
Another day, another drive: on sols 1,693 and 1,695 the Opportunity rover conducted two more lengthy drives to the south, totaling almost 200 meters. ... More»
Oct. 31, 2008 | 10:37 PDT | 17:37 UTC
Dawn Journal: A pause in thrusting
Here's our monthly checkup with the Dawn mission, contributed by Marc Rayman, the mission's Project System Engineer. Thanks Marc! --ESL
by Dr. Marc D. Rayman
Dear Presidawntial Candidawnts,
The Dawn spacecraft continues on course and on schedule... More»
Oct. 30, 2008 | 15:37 PDT | 22:37 UTC
Early science results from MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby
I've just posted a news story detailing the preliminary science results of MESSENGER's second Mercury flyby, based on a press conference that the team held yesterday. Go check it out!
Whenever I watch a MESSENGER press briefing I always find... More»
Oct. 29, 2008 | 16:00 PDT | 23:00 UTC
Phoenix update: Entry into and exit from safe mode, no science for a few days' recharging
The Phoenix mission just issued a statement announcing that, in response to a "low power fault," the spacecraft went into safe mode yesterday. This much was actually expected to happen because of the instructions sent yesterday to the spacecraft to... More»
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