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NASA NTRS2002

Deep Space 1 Mission and observation of Comet Borrelly

After DS1 1 completed its successful primary mission in 1999, NASA sent it on a risky and ambitious extended mission to conduct comet science. In September 2001, DSl executed a flawless encounter with comet Borrelly, yielding the best pictures and other scientific data ever collected at a comet, providing scientists with a tremendous advance in our understanding of these intriguing and important parts of the solar system.

image analysis image processing mission planning N↗
NASA NTRS2001

NASA's Deep Space 1 ion engine

Derivatives of the NSTAR ion engine are being evaluated to assess their capability to meet future needs.

ion propulsion solar electric propulsion NSTAR DS1↗