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Posted by Ken S. Tucker on February 3, 2006, 1:10 pm
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David Williams wrote:
> -> The problem is not that computers can't compute the results, but that we
> -> lack the data to put into them -- a problem that a mockup won't help with.
> -> We'd need to know the exact configuration of the wrinkles in NH's thermal
> -> blankets *after* launch, plus the details of any surface contamination
> -> acquired during launch. The purported Pioneer effect is small enough that
> -> quite precise accounting for the radiant heat is needed.
>
> I suspect that this problem won't be solved unless spacecraft are made
> that are designed specifically to look for and measure this effect.
> It might be a high-density sphere with a power generator at it centre, so
> the heat is radiated isotropically in all directions, with antennas that
> are likewise symmetrical and omnidirectional, and a transmitter that
> produces only just enough signal to allow the thing to be accurately
> tracked.
> dow
I'm super impressed with the geodesy guidance of the GP-b
using a sphere suspended in the craft, and the GP-b nano
adjusting it's position w.r.t the sphere. However the current
data doesn't not seem to warrant the effort of a deep-space
geodesic probe, although it would be on my wish list.
Ken
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