August 01, 2004
MESSENGER to Mercury
NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging mission (MESSENGER) will lift off tomorrow to start its journey towards Mercury, the least studied terrestrial planet in our solar system. There is 12 second window at 2:16 am on 2nd August to successfully get on course to Mercury which will include a gravity pull by Venus and three Mercury flybys before getting in orbit around Mercury in March 2011. If the weather conditions don't permit launch tomorrow, fortunately, the same 12 second window occurs for the next 13 days.
Posted by Parag at August 1, 2004 07:42 AM
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