August 2006 Top Stories
»» MESSENGER Mission News August 3, 2006
[Sunday, August 6, 2006] MESSENGER team members have been running tests all summer to make sure the spacecraft will operate as intended during the Venus flyby – the first of two swings past the clouded planet –scheduled for Oct. 24, 2006.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 35 - Mission Commissioning Results Review - Report for Period 2 July to 8 July 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period mission operations have been conducted according to plan. The ground and the space segment performance have been nominal with the exception of the mission data system.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 36 - Science Operations - Report for Period 9 July to 15 July 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to plan. The spacecraft performance was nominal throughout the reporting period and several outstanding system level operations have been performed.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 37 - Science Operations - Report for Period 16 July to 22 July 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. Ground and space segment performance have been nominally with the exception of Telemetry outages at the Ground Station due to thunder storms and lightning.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 38 - Routine Science Operations - Report for Period 23 July to 29 July 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. The ground and the space segment performance have been nominal with the exception of a few telemetry outages at the ground station due to a loss of lock.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 39 - Ongoing Science Plan - Report for Period 8 August 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. The ground and the space segment performance have been nominal.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 40 - Science Operations - Report for Period 6 August to 12 August 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. The ground and the space segment performance have been nominal.
»» ESA Venus Express Status No. 41 - Successful Orbit Control Manoeuvre - Report for Period 13 August to 19 August 2006
[Friday, August 25, 2006] During the reporting period the Venus Express mission operations have been conducted according to the plan. The ground and the space segment performance have been nominal.
