Sentence examples for mission length from inspiring English sources

The mission length could possibly be doubled if necessary.

Curiosity has a notional mission length of 700 days.

"Our first flight lasted three times longer than the minimum mission length, so we were able to gather data on how the structure and autopilot responded under a range of real-world conditions to help verify these predictions," they wrote.

The mission length is listed as 11 days, but managers plan to extend it to 14 days if a new system that allows the shuttle to plug into the space station's power system works as designed.

But as with Spirit and Opportunity, the work required to ensure that a rover has a 99% chance of working for its full mission length means it is very likely to work for much longer, says Dr Watkins.Curiosity is the size of a small car and has greater articulation in its wheels, which should make it better at handling obstacles.

The method was applied to a hypothetical scenario of mission length ranging from 50 to 300 km.

For a mission duration of substantial length, the use of thermal mass to maintain an operable temperature range is likely impractical, and active refrigeration may be required to keep components at a temperature below ambient.

The mission's length is to be about a day.

Before and after a space mission, telomere lengths and telomerase enzyme activity can be determined and compared with age-matched control rats on Earth.

Before and after a space mission, telomere lengths and telomerase enzyme activity would be determined and compared with age-matched control rats on Earth.

His safe and healthy return, he said in an interview, showed that "it is possible to preserve your physical and psychological health throughout a mission similar in length to a flight to Mars and back".