New Millennium Program

The New Millennium Program ( NMP, German New Millennium Program ) is a development program was launched in 1995 by NASA, which is to test new space technologies for the new millennium. The missions within this program are primarily for technology testing and only secondarily for the production of scientific knowledge. The New Millienium Program is organized by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Originally, the missions in the groupings Deep Space (DS ) for interplanetary missions and Earth orbiting ( EO) were divided for missions in Earth orbit. After a reorganization of the program, all the other missions were called Space Technology (ST).

Missions

Following missions are included in the New Millennium Program:

Started:

  • Deep Space 1 - a space probe to test an ion propulsion - successfully fulfills mission - starting on 24 October 1998 with a Delta II rocket.
  • Deep Space 2 - two penetrator probes for Mars Exploration - starting on January 3, 1998 a Delta II rocket with the Mars probe Mars Polar Lander - failed mission.
  • EO -1 ( Earth Observing- 1) - a satellite to test a new Earth observation sensor, the Advanced Land Imager ( ALI) - Start on 21 November 2000 with a Delta II rocket.
  • ST 6ASE - experiment for autonomous task performance of satellite - software experiment that was carried out with the EO - 1 satellite.
  • Space Technology 5 (NCT - Nanosat Constellation Trailblazer ) - testing of the formation flying of three microsatellites - Successful start with a Pegasus XL rocket on March 22, 2006.
  • ST 6ISC - Experimental star sensor in TacSat -2 - Start on 16 December 2006, a Minotaur - 1 rocket.

Listed:

  • EO -2 ( SPARCle ) - Laser instrument for atmospheric research - set for budget reasons in 1998.
  • ST-3 (formerly DS-3 ) - double satellite for testing interferometric stargazing techniques - reduced for budgetary reasons the laboratory experiment.
  • ST -4 ( Champollion, formerly DS -4) - Mission to the study of comets - set for budget reasons in 1999.
  • EO -3 ( GIFTS ) - Geostationary instrument for weather observation - has been Posted.
  • ST -8 - testing of various technologies ( computer systems design structures for solar cells, deployable mast elements for awnings, among other things, heat -control system ) - Start a Pegasus -XL was scheduled for 28 February 2009. Meanwhile adjusted.

Planned:

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