Go Cassini!

[Kergarin]

I just want to say: I wish the best of luck to Cassinis final mission  

And I hope we will see some spectacular images besides the new data 

who is with me?

[Kerbal01]

It's final mission won't end until sept 15th. Save your thanks till then

[rkarmark]

Look at today's doodel 

Goodbye cassini! 

[Kergarin]

1 hour ago, DarthVader said:

It's final mission won't end until sept 15th. Save your thanks till then

I know, and I did never say thanks? 

I said good luck for passing this eventually dangerous area for the first time tonight

[Streetwind]

2 hours ago, DarthVader said:

It's final mission won't end until sept 15th. Save your thanks till then

While that is true, Cassini does do its first of 22 dives through the ring gap today. This is a dangerous maneuver that no spacecraft has done before, the safe zone is quite small, and the probe has no propulsion left whatsoever. It cannot fix its orbit anymore - all it can do is hope the predictions are correct and Titan's gravity keeps nudging it the right way to keep the periapsis in the right area.

So I'd say, a "go Cassini" is definitely warranted!

 

EDIT: Hah, the Google Doodle is great! I hadn't seen it until now.

Edited April 26, 2017 by Streetwind

[Streetwind]

Cassini survived the first dive! As of 5 minutes ago, the DSN picked up the carrier signal. (The spacecraft had used its high-gain antenna as a debris shield and thus wasn't able to communicate live with Earth.)

 

[WinkAllKerb'']

13 hours ago, Streetwind said:

While that is true, Cassini does do its first of 22 dives through the ring gap today. This is a dangerous maneuver that no spacecraft has done before, the safe zone is quite small, and the probe has no propulsion left whatsoever. It cannot fix its orbit anymore - all it can do is hope the predictions are correct and Titan's gravity keeps nudging it the right way to keep the periapsis in the right area.

So I'd say, a "go Cassini" is definitely warranted!

 

EDIT: Hah, the Google Doodle is great! I hadn't seen it until now.

no props left , ah ...

just read/watched a few thing, https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini speaking of the rings:

core "dust/particle" "eruption", long ago ?
numerous collision after each others + long kessler system(s) (mutliple scales (( t & G)) frame of ref.) balance/ equilibrium ?

also if i got it well, it's a large elliptic orbit with numerous gravity/friction/"aero-atmo"braking ? just curious some "balloon" near the end // density, g, "atmo", and all  ((eventually, just asking because i m not a saturn atmo specialist))?

Edited April 27, 2017 by WinkAllKerb''

[kerbiloid]

Dum spiro, spero. 
Cassini has 21 more attempts to perform Oberth escape.

[YNM]

Good luck, Cassini. Yes we won't try to find you again if you lost.

[monstah]

As of now, Canberra is talking to Cassini. Next dive scheduled for May 2nd, I'll be on vacation by then

[ProtoJeb21]

3 hours ago, YNM said:

Yes we won't try to find you again if you lost.

How rude

[WinkAllKerb'']

remind me this, seen it a few week per randomness rss, thks @kerbiloid for the short explain highlight ^^

impressive flight manoeuver series ^^ /applause /bow /etc^²^²^^etc.

Edited April 27, 2017 by WinkAllKerb''

[Rybo]

First returned image!

[cubinator]

So do we get photos of the ring particles during this phase?

[munlander1]

On April 27, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Rybo said:

Snip 

What is that of?

On April 27, 2017 at 6:13 AM, YNM said:

Good luck, Cassini. Yes we won't try to find you again if you lost.

Have we lost it? Like in the past?

Edited April 29, 2017 by munlander1

[YNM]

35 minutes ago, munlander1 said:

Have we lost it? Like in the past?

I mean, if suddenly it's not in the place it's supposed to be in, then that's it...

[Kergarin]

7 hours ago, cubinator said:

So do we get photos of the ring particles during this phase?

Here is what we will get in wich orbit:

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/grand-finale-orbit-guide/

[Rybo]

On 4/29/2017 at 10:26 AM, munlander1 said:

What is that of?

The massive vortex at the center of Saturn's north pole hexagon.

[Kergarin]

Does anyone else get wet eyes at the end, or have I just played to much KSP?

 

Edited May 2, 2017 by Kergarin

[kerbiloid]

On 01.05.2017 at 7:54 AM, Rybo said:

The massive vortex at the center of Saturn's north pole hexagon.

Sathole. KSP has similar.
Pole, zero coordinates, calc overflow.

Does anybody still not believe we live in a rendered reality?

Edited May 2, 2017 by kerbiloid

[CastleKSide]

@Kergarin It definitely is not just you. I truly think the Cassini mission is something special. Probably one of the most successful missions ever, in terms of the science, but also the sheer beauty it revealed for all humanity.

[munlander1]

Have you guys heard about the ringing Cassini picked up?

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3034/cassini-finds-the-big-empty-close-to-saturn/

[Kergarin]

 

[SuperFastJellyfish]

4 hours ago, munlander1 said:

Have you guys heard about the ringing Cassini picked up?

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/3034/cassini-finds-the-big-empty-close-to-saturn/

More like the ringing that it didn't pick up.    The 2000 km gap between the upper atmosphere and the innermost ring were surprisingly empty according to the first pass through.  Which means they probably won't need to worry about orienting Cassini's 4 meter shield(Antenna) prograde for the subsequent dives through the ring plane. 

Edited May 3, 2017 by SuperFastJellyfish
Except for the ones that pass through the upper atmosphere the ones that graze the innermost ring.

[munlander1]

4 minutes ago, SuperFastJellyfish said:

More like the ringing that it didn't pick up.    The 2000 km gap between the upper atmosphere and the innermost ring were surprisingly empty according to the first pass through.  Which means they probably won't need to worry about orienting Cassini's 4 meter shield(Antenna) prograde for the subsequent dives through the ring plane. 

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