Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Comets and Asteroids . ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... By admin February 19, 2011 Posted in: Comets and Asteroids . ... Since it was launched in 1999, the Stardust spacecraft has travelled about 5.7 billion km (3.5 billion miles) on its odyssey from Earth to comet Wild 2, back to Earth then on to comet Tempel 1. ... Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

... Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh BT61 9DG, +44 (0)28 3752 2928 . ... Risks Comparable to NEOs . ... The Increasing Rate of Discovery of Asteroids . ... Comet and Asteroid Collision Probabilities . ... Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard (PDF Format) . ... Asteroid Impact Animations . ... Workshop on Scientific Requirements for Mitigation of Hazardous Comets and Asteroids - 2002 . ... The Spaceguard Survey Report, 1992 (PDF) . Tsunami from Asteroid/Comet Impacts . ...

... 2011 February 16 . Comet Tempel 1 from Stardust-NeXT Spacecraft . Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , Cornell . ... Therefore, the unprecedented pass of the Stardust-NeXT spacecraft near Comet Tempel 1 earlier this week gave humanity a unique opportunity to see how the nucleus of a comet changes over time. Changes in the nucleus of Comet Tempel 1 were of particular interest because the comet was hit with an impactor from the passing Deep Impact spacecraft in 2005. ... About APOD | ...

... JPL , NASA Explanation: What happens when you crash into a comet? ... This coming July 4, the Deep Impact spaceship will reach its target - Comet Tempel 1 -- and release an impactor over five times the mass of a person toward its surface. ... The remaining crater may tell how Tempel 1 is constructed. ... Publications with keywords: spacecraft - comet . Publications with words: spacecraft - comet . ... Comet Holmes Over Hungary . A Tale of Comet Holmes . Comet Holmes Coma Expands . ...

... S.P. KOROLEV ROCKET AND SPACE CORPORATION ENERGIA . ... OAO RSC "Energia" . ... Company's History . ... Rocket Systems . ... ISS Russian Segment . ... Sea Launch . ... News . ... At the launch site the pre-launch processing and launch operations were supervised by the State Commission for manned systems flight tests and the Technical Management for flight tests of manned space systems, headed by the RSC Energia President and General Designer V.A. Lopota. ... 2015 JSC "S.P. Korolev RSC "Energia" . ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration . Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center . ... SHANNON W. LUCID (Ph.D.) . nasa astronaut (former) . ... She is qualified for assignment as a mission specialist on Space Shuttle flight crews. ... A veteran of five space flights, Dr. Lucid has logged 5,354 hours (223 days) in space. ... Dr. Lucid retired from NASA in January 2012. ... In completing this flight, Dr. Lucid logged 838 hours and 54 minutes in space. ... FEBRUARY 2012 ...

... NASA Asteroid Orbiter . ... Launched on February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission is to be the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. ... The ultimate goal of the mission is to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the near Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February, 1999, and study the asteroid for approximately one year. ...

... HST . Internal Molecular Contamination During System TV Test . ... Missions . ... Data . ... Future Missions and . ... Missions Office . ... HST Overview . ... Cycle 24 Announcement . ... Retrieving HST Data . ... During a recent System Thermal-Vacuum (STV) test of the Wide Field/ Planetary Camera (WF/PC-1), instrumentation was added to characterize the internal molecular contamination using a temperature controlled Quartz Crystal Microbalance (TQCM) and several ultra-violet (UV) light sources. ...

... Р?С?С?С?Р?Р?Р?Р?РеС?Р?С?Р?РеР? ... Launched on February 17, 1996, the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) mission is to be the first of NASA's Discovery missions, a series of small-scale spacecraft designed to proceed from development to flight in under three years for a cost of less than $150 million. ... The ultimate goal of the mission is to rendezvous with and achieve orbit around the near Earth asteroid 433 Eros in February, 1999, and study the asteroid for approximately one year. ...

... The Lunar Orbiter 3 spacecraft was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface for selection and verification of safe landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo missions. ... The spacecraft was placed in a cislunar trajectory and injected into an elliptical lunar orbit for data acquisition. ... The spacecraft acquired photographic data from February 15 to 23, 1967, and readout occurred through March 2, 1967. ... The quality of recorded data ranged from good to excellent. ...

... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Picture of the Day . ... Astronomy Day . ... Stardust-NExT spacecraft prepares for Valentine's Day comet rendezvous . Data from the mission will provide important new information on how Jupiter-family comets evolved and formed. ... NASA's Stardust-NExT spacecraft is nearing a celestial date with comet Tempel 1 at approximately 11:37 p.m. EST February 14. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to