TRAJECTORY TUNING
The Stardust spacecraft is on track for its scheduled Earth gravity-assist maneuver next January after completing three propulsion firings last month. The three firings each lasted about 30 min. and--combined with a shorter firing in late December--changed the velocity of the spacecraft by about 171...
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