MESSENGER navigates hot season, executes orbit-correction manoeuvre
Submit on Thursday, September 8th, 2011 22:55
The MESSENGER spacecraft emerged unscathed from the second of four “hot seasons” expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit around Mercury. Hours later, mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) successfully executed a manoeuvre to adjust the spacecraft’s trajectory.Other Posts:Satellite TV Service Suits Multitaskers and Laid-Back Viewers AlikeHTV2 launch date setRussia confirms lift of Glonass restrictionsEutelsat Communications results FY2009/2010GeoEye, Inc. results Q2 200814 more GLONASS-M to be launchedGlobecomm Introduces SkyBorne EnterpriseOrbital Sciences Wins SES Americom Deal
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