[meteorite-list] First Braking Maneuver By NEAR A Success

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:09 2004
Message-ID: <200102121928.LAA23936_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://near-mirror.boulder.swri.edu/news/flash/01feb12_2.html

          First Braking Maneuver a Success
          February 12, 2001

          NEAR Shoemaker has completed its first braking maneuver,
          a 2.5-minute burst from its small thrusters begun with
          the spacecraft 3 miles (5 kilometers) above Eros. The
          spacecraft will collect and transmit close-up images of
          the surface for the remainder of its descent, capturing
          features as small as 4 inches (10 centimeters) across.
Received on Mon 12 Feb 2001 02:28:33 PM PST