Japanese astronomy pushes on after hard year
From faulty spacecraft to two damaged facilities, the past year has been a tough year for Japan's astronomical programs. Yes despite the setbacks, Japan has already begun working to fix every problem they've faced in this difficult year. The troubles started late last year as Japan's Venus exploring spacecraft, Akatsuki failed to properly enter orbit around Venus. Ultimately, the failure was blamed on a faulty valve that didn't allow the thruster to fire for the full length of the burn necessary to transfer into the correct orbit. Instead, the craft is now in a wide orbit around the Sun. The organization in charge of the probe, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced earlier this month that they will "attempt to reignite the damaged thruster nozzle" and, if the test goes well, can try again for an orbital insertion in November 2015. (physorg.com)
From faulty spacecraft to two damaged facilities, the past year has been a tough year for Japan's astronomical programs. Yes despite the setbacks, Japan has already begun working to fix every problem they've faced in this difficult year. The troubles started late last year as Japan's Venus exploring spacecraft, Akatsuki failed to properly enter orbit around Venus. Ultimately, the failure was blamed on a faulty valve that didn't allow the thruster to fire for the full length of the burn necessary to transfer into the correct orbit. Instead, the craft is now in a wide orbit around the Sun. The organization in charge of the probe, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced earlier this month that they will "attempt to reignite the damaged thruster nozzle" and, if the test goes well, can try again for an orbital insertion in November 2015. (physorg.com)
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿