Deep Space 1
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Deep Space 1 - New Millenium Mission

[Deep > Deep Space 1 is the first mission of NASA's > New Millenium programme. The mission, which is due for launch on July 1, 1998, will be the first to use solar electric propulsion. While the mission is principally a technology test, significant scientific results are expected from its two scientific instruments. The MICAS instrument is an integrated UV and IR spectrograph with imaging system. PEPE is a miniturised plasma analyser. The spacecraft will make fly-bys of asteroid McAuliffe, Mars (including a possible fly-by of Phobos), and comet P/West-Kohoutek-Ikemura in a two year flight.

Fifteen scientists (including two from the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Sonnensystemforschung (MPS)) have been selected to assist in the analysis of the scientific data from the two instruments. A colour quantized > group photograph of most of the participating scientists shows them in the clean room at JPL will the spacecraft behind them.




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Sonnensystemforschung, Lindau
Thomas
26-11-1997