by Bill D'Zio | Feb 24, 2020
The Mariner spacecraft were all relatively small robotic explorers, each launched on an Atlas rocket. The timing of Mariner 6 and 7 allowed them to have a shorter flight duration based on the alignment of the Earth and Mars at the time. The dry weight of Mariner 6 and...
by Bill D'Zio | Feb 24, 2020
The Mariner spacecraft were all relatively small robotic explorers, each launched on an Atlas rocket. The timing of Mariner 6 and 7 allowed them to have a shorter flight duration based on the alignment of the Earth and Mars at the time. The dry weight of Mariner 6 and...
by Bill D'Zio | Mar 5, 2020
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), is the region around Earth which is above low Earth orbit. MEO starts at roughly an altitude of 2,000 km (1,243 mi) above sea level. MEO extends up to an altitude of 35,786 km (22,236 mi) above sea level which is a...
by Bill D'Zio | Feb 26, 2020
The MMX spacecraft will be equipped with eleven instruments, four of which will be provided by international partners. at NASA (USA), ESA (Europe), CNES (France) and DLR (Germany). JAXA-built instruments include: the telescopic (narrow-angle) camera, TENGOO, for...
