Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1714399 | Acta Astronautica | 2015 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The experience showed how a spacecraft can survive 30 years of space weather. The spacecraft flew 18 thousand km from the Moon, resulting in a heliocentric orbit that will return near the Earth in 2029.
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Authors
David W. Dunham, Robert W. Farquhar, Michel Loucks, Craig E. Roberts, Dennis Wingo, Keith L. Cowing, Leonard N. Garcia, Tim Craychee, Craig Nickel, Anthony Ford, Marco Colleluori, David C. Folta, Jon D. Giorgini, Edward Nace, John E. Spohr, William Dove,