Efficient spacecraft test and operations with the NEAR ground system

The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) ground system was designed in keeping with the intent of the Discovery program to reduce development and mission operations costs for planetary missions. To do this, several nontraditional steps were taken in its development to increase efficiency: combining...

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Published in:Johns Hopkins APL technical digest 1998-04, Vol.19 (2), p.247-256
Main Authors: Whitworth, Gary G, Somers, Anthony J, Stratton, William C
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