Cassini

2008
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Greetings to All You Fellow Cassini Travelers! Nov 01, 2008 08:17:26 PM | Saturn News
 
I'm very happy to report that we've just put one more major milestone in this remarkable adventure successfully behind us.
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Cassini Begins To Transmit Science ‘Treats’ Home Nov 01, 2008 12:32:24 AM | Saturn News
 
Just in time for Halloween, Cassini does not disappoint and successfully begins to transmit a bag of “science” goodies home.
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More Fun Awaits! Oct 30, 2008 05:10:28 PM | Saturn News
 
Close on the heels of the first two exciting and successful targeted Enceladus flybys of the Cassini Equinox Mission, we have another Enceladus encounter this week!
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Here We Come Again,Enceladus Oct 30, 2008 11:23:10 AM | Saturn News
 
This rendezvous with Saturn's icy satellite is mostly about imaging.
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The Extraordinary Becomes Routine Oct 29, 2008 07:57:12 PM | Saturn News
 
Another Enceladus encounter- the fourth (and last) for this year!
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Catching Our Breaths: Getting Ready For More Oct 20, 2008 05:54:34 PM | Saturn News
 
Looks like we got some really good-quality data, and we'll be able to say something about surface composition at the south pole.
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Waiting,Patiently . . . Oct 13, 2008 03:11:52 PM | Saturn News
 
Right now we are excited that we collected many mass spectra of fresh dust emerging from Enceladus
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We Sniffed the Plume! Oct 10, 2008 04:09:44 PM | Saturn News
 
We got good data during the entire flyby—before, during and after closest approach.
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Xtreme Navigation,Not for the Faint of Heart Oct 10, 2008 04:13:25 PM | Saturn News
 
Good morning from sunny Southern California. I have literally been up all night waiting to hear back from the Cassini spacecraft after its closest ever flyby of Enceladus.
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Today's the Day! Oct 09, 2008 07:30:28 PM | Saturn News
 
As I type these words, our spacecraft is dutifully executing a dynamic encounter with Saturn's perplexing satellite, Enceladus.
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Where No Hoover Has Gone Before Oct 10, 2008 12:54:49 PM | Saturn News
 
Cassini's closest flyby so far of Enceladus is rapidly approaching, and we here at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany, can't bear the suspense any longer.
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Enceladus,Here We Come! Oct 09, 2008 06:02:50 PM | Saturn News
 
I'm very excited about today's Enceladus flyby, which will take us deeper into the plume than we've ever been before!
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Strapping in for the Ride Oct 08, 2008 12:29:49 AM | Saturn News
 
Cassini's next white-knuckle Enceladus flyby is quickly approaching, and the excitement is building for those of us working on the Cassini Plasma Spectrometer, CAPS.
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Cassini Is 'GO' for Enceladus-5 Oct 07, 2008 07:50:46 PM | Saturn News
 
Hello again from the realm of Cassini engineering, just 48 hours before another wonderful date with destiny!
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Jackpot! Aug 15, 2008 01:24:11 PM | Saturn News
 
I can now report that, so far, we have successfully located the surface sources of the jets for which Enceladus has become renowned.
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We Nailed It! Aug 14, 2008 12:31:46 PM | Saturn News
 
All sorts of emotions over the last couple of days.
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Seeing The Images For The Very First Time Aug 13, 2008 06:47:58 PM | Saturn News
 
What a way to start Cassini’s extended mission!
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The Perspective From an Airplane Aug 13, 2008 01:28:01 PM | Saturn News
 
I knew the data would be coming in while I was in the air and was excited to check it all out once I landed.
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The Images Have Arrived! Aug 12, 2008 11:07:32 PM | Saturn News
 
Well, folks, the images are down ... at last!
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Waiting and Wondering ... Aug 12, 2008 01:45:35 PM | Saturn News
 
I woke up unusually early this morning, on pins and needles, and wondered how the day would unfold.
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Cassini Calls Home! Aug 13, 2008 07:10:20 PM | Saturn News
 
Hello from the "flip" side of Enceladus!
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Video From Mission Control Aug 12, 2008 01:27:51 AM | Saturn News
 
Video clips from Cassini mission contro, confirming that data has begun transmitting from Cassini to Earth.
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Flyby Underway! Aug 11, 2008 10:37:33 PM | Saturn News
 
As I write, the highly anticipated Enceladus flyby is underway.
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Today,Monday August 11th,Is the Day! Aug 11, 2008 10:38:37 PM | Saturn News
 
Our next Enceladus encounter is very soon, at 21:06 Universal Time or 14:06pm Pacific time.
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How Hot Is Hot? Aug 13, 2008 01:06:50 PM | Saturn News
 
When I was a graduate student studying Enceladus with Voyager images, I had this sneaking suspicion that the little moon had active geysers, spewing fresh material into outer space.
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Prepare to be Amazed! Aug 09, 2008 09:23:53 PM | Saturn News
 
This time, our encounter with Enceladus could be the best of them all for us imaging scientists, who are hoping to peer deep into the fractures at the surface sources of Enceladus' spectacular jets.
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Cassini Engineering Is Ready for Enceladus! Aug 09, 2008 09:24:41 PM | Saturn News
 
Greetings from the engineering side of the Cassini mission to Saturn on this auspicious date, 8/8/08!
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Enceladus August Flyby Preview Aug 09, 2008 09:38:26 PM | Saturn News
 
This is a preview of the August 11, 2008 Cassini flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus.
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Spilling the Beans Mar 26, 2008 02:52:54 PM | Saturn News
 
Well, now it can be told! It's frustrating for me to sit on exciting new results - when we've found something cool in our data I want to tell everyone all about it right away. But it's important to present mission results in a coherent and coordinated way.
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Enceladus News Conference – Wednesday,March 26 Mar 26, 2008 03:47:47 PM | Saturn News
 
There will be an Enceladus news conference at NASA headquarters in Washington on Wednesday, March 26.
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Culling Through It All! Mar 21, 2008 05:43:31 PM | Saturn News
 
It's been a whirlwind here at JPL as the data from the Enceladus flyby comes pouring in, and we scientists have been doing our thing . . . culling through it all!
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A First Peek at the Data Mar 18, 2008 07:30:27 PM | Saturn News
 
Yesterday was a long day of waiting for our Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS) data from Wednesday's Enceladus flyby.
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Flyby Complete - Scroll for 'Enceladus Data Back on Earth' Mar 13, 2008 11:04:58 AM | Saturn News
 
Two video clips, one with Grant Eller, mission control engineer at the helm, confirming with the Deep Space Station in Goldstone, California that data has begun transmitting from Cassini to Earth, and one with fellow blogger Todd Barber.
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A Great Day for Engineering Mar 16, 2008 12:26:31 PM | Saturn News
 
Hello again from the other side of Enceladus! I'm happy to report that the engineering teams are very pleased this morning with this historic Enceladus flyby.
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YIPPEE (and PHEW!) Mar 16, 2008 12:27:58 PM | Saturn News
 
Well everyone, this is both exciting and a relief! -- the flyby is over and we couldn't have hoped for a smoother ride!
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Trying to Be Patient Mar 14, 2008 09:57:43 AM | Saturn News
 
Yeah! We made it!
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Raw (Unprocessed) Images In Mar 13, 2008 03:35:45 PM | Saturn News
 
A sampling of raw images of Enceladus.
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Waiting for Hidden Treasures Mar 16, 2008 12:33:46 PM | Saturn News
 
I just got the good news that the playback has ended. Now for the fun part!
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Dipping Our Toes Mar 13, 2008 06:00:51 PM | Saturn News
 
Today's Enceladus flyby is a bit more adventurous than most satellite flybys by Cassini.
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Enceladus Play-by-Play Movie Mar 14, 2008 09:58:35 AM | Saturn News
 
This is a neat movie put together by Brent Buffington, on the Cassini Navigation team. I love these kinds of movies, because you can really get a good idea of what the spacecraft is doing during a flyby.
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Weeeeee! Mar 12, 2008 04:57:23 PM | Saturn News
 
As I write this we are just minutes before closest approach.
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Post-Flyby Data Less Than Two Hours Away Mar 13, 2008 03:38:53 PM | Saturn News
 
Hello again from the realm of Cassini engineering! Even though many of the engineering events of this flyby are now behind us, I wanted to take a minute to say how much the flight teams (science AND engineering) have enjoyed all your wonderful blog comments.
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Enceladus - Then and Now Mar 13, 2008 11:07:32 AM | Saturn News
 
As the hours tick down and Cassini gathers data during our closest flyby yet of Enceladus I am thinking about the two Voyager flybys of the Saturn system that took place over 25 years ago.
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Enceladus Data Back on Planet Earth! Mar 13, 2008 03:34:26 PM | Saturn News
 
Howdy, folks. We've just heard from the Cassini mission control area and can report that the data downlink has started!
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Enceladus Flyby Underway Mar 12, 2008 09:57:46 PM | Saturn News
 
Well our flyby sequence has officially started!! Last night we began our observations of Enceladus!
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Optical Navigation Images Mar 12, 2008 01:50:20 AM | Saturn News
 
Ok, folks, some readers have expressed additional interest in the Optical Navigation (op-nav) images of Enceladus we took on Sunday night.
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Main Engine Cover Successfully Closed Mar 12, 2008 06:06:38 PM | Saturn News
 
Greetings again from Cassini engineering, as we are literally a day away from our date with destiny and a super-close Enceladus flyby.
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Greetings From Houston Mar 16, 2008 12:35:40 PM | Saturn News
 
So here I am in Houston at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (aka LPSC).
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RSS Feeds and More Mar 13, 2008 06:07:12 PM | Saturn News
 
Thank you to all for the wonderful comments of encouragement on this new blog.
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The Gory Details Mar 11, 2008 08:34:30 PM | Saturn News
 
For the nerds out there (you know who you are), here's a somewhat technical presentation that I gave a couple of weeks ago to the rest of the Satellites Orbiter Science Team (SOST) -- the group that plans the details of all the non-Titan satellite encounters.
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Visiting the Icy Outpost of Enceladus Mar 14, 2008 10:01:28 AM | Saturn News
 
As we head into the close brush with the geysers of Enceladus, scientists, engineers and the public can come along on the ride as we count down to this amazing flyby, Cassini's closest flyby yet of any of Saturn's moons.
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Enceladus Approach Maneuver Cancelled -- We're Good to Go! Mar 12, 2008 01:34:06 PM | Saturn News
 
Monday greetings from the engineering side of the Cassini flight team!
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Holding our Breaths Mar 10, 2008 07:50:03 PM | Saturn News
 
Two days before the close encounter with Enceladus, there's not much for us on the science team to do regarding the upcoming flyby except to hold our breaths and cross our fingers.
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