NASA Waiting To See If Close Solar Pass Hurt Osiris-Apex Spacecraft

Osiris-Apex

Credit: NASA
Mission controllers for NASA’s repurposed Osiris-Apex mission are waiting to see if a course alternation that took it 25 million mi. closer to the Sun than it was originally designed to function has degraded the spacecraft and its instruments in any way, according to a recent mission update...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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