Operations function
Cruise Operations
The long interplanetary-cruise phase — keeping the spacecraft healthy, performing trajectory-correction manoeuvres, and preparing for arrival.
In brief
Operating a spacecraft during its interplanetary cruise.
Connections
Related:Science Operations
Knowledge connections
- Associated withLaunch Operations
- Associated withScience Operations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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