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Jul 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989stin...0013599.&link_type=abstract
Technical Report, NONP-NASA-VT-1999206978
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Galileo Project, Galileo Spacecraft, Trajectories, Jupiter Atmosphere, Galilean Satellites, Interplanetary Trajectories, Space Flight, Jupiter (Planet), Planetary Ionospheres, Space Navigation, Flight Mechanics, Galileo Probe, Plutonium, Gaspra Asteroid, Ida Asteroid, Jupiter Red Spot
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The first of two tapes of the Galileo Mission Science press briefing is presented. The panel is moderated by George Diller from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Public Affairs Office. The participants are John Conway, the director of Payload and operations at Kennedy; Donald E. Williams, Commander of STS-43, the shuttle mission which will launch the Galileo mission; John Casani, the Deputy Assistant Director of Flight Projects at the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL); Dick Spehalski, Galileo Project Manager at JPL; and Terrence Johnson, Galileo Project Scientist at JPL. The briefing begins with an announcement of the arrival of the Galileo Orbiter at KSC. The required steps prior to the launch are discussed. The mission trajectory and gravity assists from planetary and solar flybys are reviewed. Detailed designs of the orbiter are shown. The distance that Galileo will travel from the sun precludes the use of solar energy for heat. Therefore Radioisotope heater units are used to keep the equipment at operational temperature. A video of the arrival of the spacecraft at KSC and final tests and preparations is shown. Some of the many science goals of the mission are reviewed. Another video showing an overview of the Galileo mission is presented. During the question and answer period, the issue of the use of plutonium on the mission is broached, which engenders a review of the testing methods used to ensure the safety of the capsules containing the hazardous substance. This video has actual shots of the orbiter, as it is undergoing the final preparations and tests for the mission.
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