Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory controllers on July 20 changed the course of their Deep Impact spacecraft to fly by the Earth in December 2007, positioning it for a possible gravity assist to encounter another comet or other solar system body. Deep Impact observed the comet Tempel 1 on July 4 as it was...
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