From: baalke@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov (Ron Baalke) Newsgroups: sci.space.news Subject: Genesis Update - May 30, 2003 Date: 1 Jun 2003 04:01:46 GMT Organization: Jet Propulsion Lab Approved: sci-space-news@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov Message-ID: http://www.genesismission.org/mission/statusupdate.html Genesis Mission Status Update May 30, 2003 The Genesis spacecraft continues its mission collecting solar wind material expelled from the Sun. Telemetry from the Genesis spacecraft indicates the spacecraft is in overall good health. Recent solar activity has called for the "high solar speed" collector array to be deployed 75% of the time, the "low solar speed" array deployed 14% of the time and E-Array for the remaining 11%. There are three collector arrays aboard Genesis that are exposed to, or hidden from, the solar wind. One collector array is designated for each of the three solar wind regimes. Which collector array is exposed is determined by the data received by sensitive ion and electron monitors located on the spacecraft's equipment deck. These monitors scrutinize the solar wind passing by the spacecraft and relay this information to the onboard computer, which in turn commands the collector arrays to deploy and retract as needed. Genesis Vital Statistics: 661 days since launch. 309 days to planned completion of solar particle collection. 466 days to Genesis return to Earth.