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In-situ characterization of the surface properties of small solar system objects, such as asteroids and comets, is important to understanding their properties and evolution. Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.'s asteroid surface probes (ASP) provide a vehicle to gather specific in-situ scientific data that cannot be obtained from orbiting craft. A simple architecture with a small form factor,...
The Mars micromission (MM) spacecraft (MMSC) is a multi-purpose platform capable of orbiting Mars for communications/navigation and science payloads or for precision Mars flybys to drop up to six probes. An MMSC is launched as a secondary payload on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, to GTO using the Ariane 5 structure for auxiliary payloads (ASAP5). The maximum launch wet mass is 222kg...
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