Deep Space 1 Mission Overview
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This paper provides an overview of the system and presents the first flight validation data on an ion propulsion system in interplanetary space.
This paper discusses the system engineering techniques used to date, especially the application of heuristic reasoning, in the design, development, and test of the Deep Space One spacecraft.
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After several months of planning, development and testing, new software was uploaded that allowed Deep Space 1 to restore celestial inertia reference and begin thrusting towards an encounter with comet Borrelly. The new mission plan would have to work within the constraints of the new software as well as minimize use of the dwindling supply of hydrazine, the fuel needed to maintain the spacecraft attitude.
On October 24th, 1998, the Deep Space One (DS-1) spacecraft launched aboard a Delta II rocket as the first step towards the bold task of testing and validating 12 new technologies for future missions. This launch also represented yet another thrilling event; namely, the successful test and validation of a 13th heretofore undisclosed technology: model-base-code-generation of the spacecraft's system-level fault-protection (FP) software from behavioral state diagrams and structural models.
The six-day Remote Agent Experiment (RAX) on the Deep Space 1 mission will be the first time that an artificially intelligent agent will control a NASA spacecraft.
A major component in validating ion propulsion for use on future deep space and earth orbital missions is demonstrating that the engines have sufficient service life capability.