Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Nears End ofAerobraking

2006-08-29 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Doug, Ron, list - Sadly, one must also remember that this type of technology is also useful for warhead re-entry. If we instead use it for something constuctive and beneficial, such as improving our understanding of the Earth's weather, then that's to the good. I suppose that what I'm trying

Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Nears End ofAerobraking

2006-08-28 Thread MexicoDoug
Excerpt from Ron's MRO newsrelease: > http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/newsroom/pressreleases/20060825a.html > On each of the aerobraking passes, the spacecraft records the density of > the atmosphere on both the inbound and outbound legs as it flies through > its closest approach to the planet. This