Re: Pluto Flyby
From: Allen Thomson (thomsona_at_flash.net)
Date: 08/27/04
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Date: 27 Aug 2004 07:10:06 -0700
"Alex R. Blackwell" <alex@spamblocker.com> wrote
> Kim Keller wrote:
>
> > The team is also looking at methods of conserving
> > power during the outbound leg.
> The NH team is also considering options for more efficient operational
> procedures to reduce power demand (e.g., disabling *excess* memory
> storage not needed for science data.
I'm missing something here. Cutting travel time down to have
more power at Pluto makes sense (the plutonium is decaying all
the time), but what's the point of reducing power demand? The
RTG is not going to be depleted any faster by increased electrical
load.
Or do they just want to be able to use as much of the available
power for data transmission at Pluto as possible?
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