NASA Prepares For Comet Flyby Of Mars

CLOSE CALL : NASA is preparing for a close flyby of Mars by Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring on Oct. 19, taking steps both to protect its Mars-orbiting spacecraft and exploit the scientific potential of the event. The comet will shed debris traveling at 35 mi. (56 km) per second relative to Mars, a...

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.