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News Releases --||-- Manager's Updates --||-- Pre-Launch History -||- Schedule
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Concept Study |
Mar 2001 to July 2001 |
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Discovery selection |
Dec. 21, 2001 |
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Phase B |
Feb 2002 to Oct 2004 |
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Phase C/D |
Nov 2004 to Oct 2008 |
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2009 March 6 at 10:49 pm EST |
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Commissioning |
Launch + 60 days |
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Phase E |
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Flight operations |
For 3.5 years from end of commissioning |
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Data analysis |
For 5 years from end of commissioning |
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Optional extended mission |
Additional 2.5 yrs of ops and data analysis |
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