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In previous chapters we’ve come to know what an interplanetary flight involves, and how the science instruments and experiments address specific question. This chapter introduces a sense of what it takes to formulate and implement such an interplanetary mission. We’ll list the major milestones involved, and illustrate a few of them with examples. In part, we’ll follow some of the ultimate results of the AO quoted above.
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Doody, D. (2009). Mission Formulation and Implementation. In: Deep Space Craft. Springer Praxis Books. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89510-7_7
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