GIOTTO Comet Encounters – The Operational Challenges

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Date : Mardi 29 novembre 2022 - Lieu : Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées - Ivry-sur-Seine (94200) - Operational challenges of ESA's first deep-space mission to encounter Halley's comet in 1986 and having survived, Grigg-Skjellerup in 1992. Launched in July 1985, Giotto was ESA’s first deep-space mission, calling on new expertise when it comes to operations. On three March 1986, it handed within 596 Km of the nucleus of Halley’s comet at a distance of...

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