Sentence examples for science operations and from inspiring English sources

However, the extensive nature of the traverse operations for 2010 expanded the role of the science operations and tested specific operational approaches.

In order to enable a safe disposal of the spacecraft after the end of science operations and shortening the drift time, we can either use part of the mission lifetime and the corresponding fuel, or we can add some extra amount of fuel for a disposal after the nominal lifetime scheduled.

The present paper discusses the current state of the design of the Lunette geophysical network lander, as well as describing mission design, science operations, and an innovative design solution allowing the lander to take critical data continuously, even over the lunar night, without the need for radioisotope power systems.

"When observing comes to an end, we expect to have performed over 22,000 hours of science observations, 10percentt more than we had originally planned, so the mission has already exceeded expectations," Leo Metcalfe, the science operations and mission manager for Herschel at ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, said in a statement.

The main contribution to the Rosetta lander by the French space agency (CNES) is the Science Operation and Navigation Center (SONC) located in Toulouse.

we extended the mission lifetime to allow for a longer science operation and higher statistical significance of the date gathered, and we adapted the spacecraft to fulfill the mass-budget requirements of the intended launcher despite the increased amount of fuel necessary.

Dean Thomas has written four books and more than 50 articles in journals such as Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing and Services Operations Management, and Journal of Manufacturing and Operations Management.

The rover performed these initial "contact science" operations on Saturday and Sunday (Sept . 22and 23), researchers said.

LSST is expected to begin full science operations in 2022 and will survey the sky for 10 years from Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

Consequently, science operations planning difficulties and cost underestimations are often realised only when it is too late to design and implement the most appropriate solutions.

Indeed, this is the only way of efficiently identifying science operations planning issues and their solutions as well as of keeping track of them in order to apply them to new missions.