Orbiting in the Danger Zone - Behind the Scenes of the Van Allen Probes Final Maneuver
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| Description | The Van Allen Probes have spent more than six years exploring the harshest environment of near-Earth space: the radiation belts. This is an intense region of charged particles trapped in Earth’s magnetic field that can interfere with satellite electronics and could even pose a threat to astronauts who pass through them on interplanetary journeys. On March 22, the mission team performs the final adjustment to the orbits of the twin spacecraft to ensure that they will eventually de-orbit and disintegrate in Earth’s atmosphere. Join us to get a live look inside mission control at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory as the Van Allen Probes perform the final orbital maneuver of their mission. Hear from NASA and APL experts about the mission, what we’ve learned and what we hope to discover during the Van Allen Probes’ final phase of exploration. |
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| Date | 2019-03-22 |
| Source | images.nasa.gov |