File:KSC-04-S-00377 (ksc 112904 di arrives).webm
KSC-04-S-00377_(ksc_112904_di_arrives).webm (WebM audio/video file, VP9/Opus, length 1 min 48 s, 320 × 212 pixels, 299 kbps overall, file size: 3.86 MB)
Captions
Summary edit
DescriptionKSC-04-S-00377 (ksc 112904 di arrives).webm |
English: The Deep Impact spacecraft took the first step toward its journey to comet Tempel 1 when it arrived in Florida in October. It was shipped by truck from Ball Aerospace and Technologies in Boulder, Colorado, to the Astrotech Space Operations facility near the Kennedy Space Center. After removing it from the container, the spacecraft was carefully moved to a work stand for post-shipping check-out. With the spacecraft secured, technicians attached large protective covers to its solar arrays, which were then locked to the open position. A series of mission readiness tests will follow the loading of updated flight software. The spacecraft is scheduled for a December 30 launch aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. On July 4, 2005, -- when it's 83 million miles from Earth -- Deep Impact will fire an 820-pound copper projectile that will collide with the comet's surface at a speed of 23 thousand miles per hour. The force will produce a crater that could be up to as large as a football field. Deep Impact will collect data and pictures from the impact, sending them back to Earth through the antennas of the Deep Space Network. By studying the results, astronomers hope to discover whether comets exhaust their supply of gas and dust into space or seal it inside. They would also like to learn more about the structure of a comet's interior. |
||
Date | Taken on 11 November 2004 | ||
Source |
|
||
Author | NASA Kennedy Space Center | ||
Keywords InfoField | Tempel; comet; Kennedy_Space_Center; KSC; Deep_Impact |
Licensing edit
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.) | ||
Warnings:
|
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 16:40, 7 May 2024 | 1 min 48 s, 320 × 212 (3.86 MB) | OptimusPrimeBot (talk | contribs) | Imported media from http://images-assets.nasa.gov/video/ksc_112904_di_arrives/ksc_112904_di_arrives~orig.mp4 |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
The following page uses this file:
Transcode status
Update transcode statusMetadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Short title | Deep Impact Arrives at KSC 11-09-04 |
---|---|
Copyright holder | 2004 |
Software used |