Citation
Abstract
Project Helios, named after the ancient Greek Goddess of the Sun, is a joint undertaking by the Federal Republic of West Germany and the United States of America, who divide the project responsibilities. Each country has a Project Manager who is responsible for his own country’s contribution as determined by the International Agreement. In addition, the two Project Managers act as co-Chairmen of the internationally structured Helios Joint Working Group Meetings which are held semi-annually and alternate between the two countries. The project objective is to launch two unmanned scientific satellites into heliocentric orbits that will come closer to the Sun than any known or planned spacecraft to date for the purpose of obtaining further knowledge about the Sun and its influence upon life on Earth. The plan is to launch the first spacecraft in mid-1974 and the second in late 1975. Prior volumes of this series described the history and organization of this program, the spacecraft configuration and trajectory, its telecommunications system, and the results of prior Joint Working Group Meetings. This article deals with the activities and highlights of the Sixth Helios Joint Working Group Meeting which was held at JPL in April-May 1972.
Details
- Volume
- X
- Published
- August 15, 1972
- Pages
- 14–19
- File Size
- 862.2 KB