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| ID No : | 810 Edit | Title: | Flight Operations for the LCROSS Lunar Impactor Mission |
| Summary / Review : | "The LCROSS (Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite) mission was conceived as a low-cost means of determining the nature of hydrogen concentrated at the polar regions of the moon. Co-manifested for launch with LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter), LCROSS guided its spent Centaur upper stage into the Cabeus crater as a kinetic impactor, and observed the impact flash and resulting debris plume for signs of water and other compounds from a Shepherding Spacecraft. Led by NASA Ames Research Center, LCROSS flight operations spanned 112 days, from June 18 through October 9, 2009. This paper summarizes the experiences from the LCROSS flight, highlights the challenges faced during the mission, and examines the reasons for its ultimate success." (Author's abstract) |
| Author(s) : |
Tompkins, Paul D.; Hunt, Rusty; D'Ortenzio, Matt D.; Strong, James; Galal, Ken; Bresina, John L.; Foreman, Darin; Barber, Robert; Shirley, Mark; Munger, James; Drucker, Eric, [Ames Research Center] |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Category(s) : |
Exploration and resources / Lunar / Probes / LRO and LCROSS |
| Web URL : |
http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100026403
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| NTRS : | 20100026403 |
| Other Ref # : | ARC-E-DAA-TN1247 |
| Submitted by : | MEP |
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