Kepler Mission Manager Update, Nov. 5, 2009 | Synopsis

Kepler Mission Manager Update, Nov. 5, 2009

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Kepler completed another science data download over October 18-19. In this download, a month’s worth of science data was transmitted through the NASA Deep Space Network and into the Science Operations Center at Ames Research Center. After the download was complete, the Kepler spacecraft was returned to its science collection attitude and another cycle of science data collection began. While the Kepler spacecraft continues in its orbit, and collecting science data, the Kepler team at the Ames Research Center continues its work on the science data processing pipeline software. Their work has allowed for the publication of Kepler’s first science discovery, the occultation associated with previously discovered transiting exoplanet HAT-P7-B. This discovery showed the precision of the Kepler instrument and its ability to detect signals whose sizes are consistent with the transit of an Earth-size planet.

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Kepler Mission Manager Update, July 7, 2009 | Synopsis

Kepler Mission Manager Update, July 7, 2009

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Roger Hunter, Kepler-Ames Mission Manager On July 4, Kepler passed a point 12,500,000 kilometers (7,767,140 miles) from Earth. In a regularly scheduled communication with Kepler on July 2, engineers determined the spacecraft had entered safe mode. Safe mode is a self-protective measure that a spacecraft takes when a malfunction occurs. Engineers diagnosed the health and safety of the spacecraft subsystems. All subsystems were found to be normal, with the photometer turned off (the photometer is automatically turned off in a safe mode event). After downloading engineering health and status files, the Kepler project team continued taking steps to return the spacecraft to science operations. Science data collected since June 19 were downloaded to ground controllers, the photometer was powered back on, and Kepler was reoriented back to its science data collecting attitude. By late July 3, Kepler had returned to normal science operations.

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NASA To Hold Briefing about Kepler's Early Science Results | Essentials

NASA To Hold Briefing about Kepler's Early Science Results

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MOFFETT FIELD, Calif -- NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. PDT, to discuss early science results of the Kepler mission. Kepler is the first spacecraft with the ability to find Earth-size planets orbiting stars like our sun in a zone where liquid water could exist. The televised briefing will be held at NASA Headquarters and will be shown in the main auditorium, Bldg. N201 at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Reporters at Ames may ask questions of the panelists via a telephone link with the press conference. The briefing participants are: William Borucki, Kepler science principal investigator, NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Reporters also may ask questions by their office telephone.

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Kepler Mission Manager Update, March 10, 2010 | Reduction

Kepler Mission Manager Update, March 10, 2010

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The Kepler spacecraft has been performing well since the Safe Mode event of Feb. 2, 2010. Engineers on the anomaly response team are continuing to analyze the telemetry from the event to develop root cause and mitigations. Several mitigations are under consideration and are being prepared for implementation. The mitigations should minimize impact to science activities, should a similar event occur that caused the Feb. 2, 2010 Safe Mode entry. The project team continues to prepare for another monthly science data download and spacecraft quarterly roll. These activities are scheduled for March 19-21, 2010, and the planning for the event is nearly complete. The spacecraft is rotated 90 degrees every three months to maintain the solar array panel pointing towards the sun and the focal plane radiator pointed towards deep space.

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