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The Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) was a NASA Discovery-class space probe that failed shortly after its July 2002 launch.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 43 relations: Absolute magnitude, Ampere-hour, Applied Physics Laboratory, Apsis, Boeing, Booster (rocketry), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17, Comet Encke, Comet nucleus, Compositional data, Coordinated Universal Time, Delta II, Discovery Program, Doppler tracking, Genesis (spacecraft), Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliocentric orbit, Johns Hopkins University, Kevlar, Light-gas gun, List of missions to comets, MESSENGER, NASA, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive, New Horizons, Nickel–cadmium battery, Nylon, Octagonal prism, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Prototype, Scientific instrument, Solar cell, Solar System, Solid-propellant rocket, Springer Science+Business Media, Star (rocket stage), Stardust (spacecraft), Uncrewed spacecraft, Watt, Whipple shield, 6P/d'Arrest, 73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann.

  2. Derelict satellites in heliocentric orbit
  3. Destroyed space probes
  4. Discovery Program
  5. Missions to comets
  6. Space accidents and incidents in the United States
  7. Space probes launched in 2002

Absolute magnitude

In astronomy, absolute magnitude is a measure of the luminosity of a celestial object on an inverse logarithmic astronomical magnitude scale.

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Ampere-hour

An ampere-hour or amp-hour (symbol: A⋅h or A h; often simplified as Ah) is a unit of electric charge, having dimensions of electric current multiplied by time, equal to the charge transferred by a steady current of one ampere flowing for one hour, or 3,600 coulombs.

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Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (or simply Applied Physics Laboratory, or APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) in Howard County, Maryland.

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Apsis

An apsis is the farthest or nearest point in the orbit of a planetary body about its primary body.

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Boeing

The Boeing Company (or simply Boeing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide.

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Booster (rocketry)

A booster is a rocket (or rocket engine) used either in the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle or in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability.

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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17

Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17), previously designated Launch Complex 17 (LC-17), was a launch site at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida used for Thor and Delta launch vehicles launches between 1958 and 2011.

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Comet Encke

Comet Encke, or Encke's Comet (official designation: 2P/Encke), is a periodic comet that completes an orbit of the Sun once every 3.3 years.

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Comet nucleus

The nucleus is the solid, central part of a comet, formerly termed a dirty snowball or an icy dirtball.

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Compositional data

In statistics, compositional data are quantitative descriptions of the parts of some whole, conveying relative information.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Delta II

Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, and sometimes known as the Thorad Delta 1.

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Discovery Program

The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. CONTOUR and Discovery Program are NASA space probes.

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Doppler tracking

Doppler tracking.

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Genesis (spacecraft)

Genesis was a NASA sample-return probe that collected a sample of solar wind particles and returned them to Earth for analysis. CONTOUR and Genesis (spacecraft) are Derelict satellites in heliocentric orbit, Discovery Program, NASA space probes, space accidents and incidents in the United States and spacecraft launched by Delta II rockets.

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Goddard Space Flight Center

The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States.

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Heliocentric orbit

A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the barycenter of the Solar System, which is usually located within or very near the surface of the Sun.

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Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (often abbreviated as Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, Johns, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Kevlar

Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.

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Light-gas gun

The light-gas gun is an apparatus for physics experiments.

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List of missions to comets

As of 2024, the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan, and the European Space Agency have conducted missions to comets. CONTOUR and List of missions to comets are missions to comets.

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MESSENGER

MESSENGER was a NASA robotic space probe that orbited the planet Mercury between 2011 and 2015, studying Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field. CONTOUR and MESSENGER are Destroyed space probes, Discovery Program, NASA space probes and spacecraft launched by Delta II rockets.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive

The NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive (NSSDCA) serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data.

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New Horizons

New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program. CONTOUR and New Horizons are NASA space probes.

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Nickel–cadmium battery

The nickel–cadmium battery (Ni–Cd battery or NiCad battery) is a type of rechargeable battery using nickel oxide hydroxide and metallic cadmium as electrodes.

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Nylon

Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers with amide backbones, usually linking aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.

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Octagonal prism

In geometry, the octagonal prism is a prism comprising eight rectangular sides joining two regular octagon caps.

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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G

The Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers research in applied sciences and technology dealing with aircraft and spacecraft, as well as their support systems.

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Prototype

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.

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Scientific instrument

A scientific instrument is a device or tool used for scientific purposes, including the study of both natural phenomena and theoretical research.

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Solar cell

A solar cell or photovoltaic cell (PV cell) is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by means of the photovoltaic effect.

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Solar System

The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies.

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Solid-propellant rocket

A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer).

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Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.

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Star (rocket stage)

The Star is a family of US solid-propellant rocket motors originally developed by Thiokol and used by many space propulsion and launch vehicle stages.

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Stardust (spacecraft)

Stardust was a 385-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on 7 February 1999. CONTOUR and Stardust (spacecraft) are Derelict satellites in heliocentric orbit, Discovery Program, missions to comets, NASA space probes and spacecraft launched by Delta II rockets.

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Uncrewed spacecraft

Uncrewed spacecraft or robotic spacecraft are spacecraft without people on board.

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Watt

The watt (symbol: W) is the unit of power or radiant flux in the International System of Units (SI), equal to 1 joule per second or 1 kg⋅m2⋅s−3.

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Whipple shield

The Whipple shield or Whipple bumper, invented by Fred Whipple,.

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6P/d'Arrest

6P/d'Arrest (also known as d'Arrest's Comet or Comet d'Arrest) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet in the Solar System, orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.

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73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann

73P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, also known as Schwassmann–Wachmann 3 or SW3 for short, is a periodic comet that has a 5.4 year orbital period and that has been actively disintegrating since 1995.

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See also

Derelict satellites in heliocentric orbit

Destroyed space probes

Discovery Program

Missions to comets

Space accidents and incidents in the United States

Space probes launched in 2002

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONTOUR

Also known as COmet Nucleus TOUR, Discovery 6, Discovery mission 6.