Operations function
Science Operations
The prime phase in which the spacecraft carries out its science — planning observations, commanding the instruments, and returning the data that is the point of the mission.
In brief
Operating the payload to carry out the mission's science.
Connections
Related:End-of-Mission Operations
Knowledge connections
- Associated withMission Planning
- Associated withCruise Operations
- Associated withEnd-of-Mission Operations
- Associated withEnd-of-Mission 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.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- ESAEuropean Space Agency
European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.