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Johannes Kepler
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News and Features
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
05.21.2013 - Following the apparent failure of reaction wheel 4, engineers were successful at transitioning the spacecraft to Point Rest State.
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
05.15.2013 - At our semi-weekly contact on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, we found the Kepler spacecraft once again in safe mode.
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NASA Hosts Kepler Spacecraft Status Teleconference Today
05.15.2013 - NASA will host a news teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, today, May 15, to discuss the status of the agency's Kepler Space Telescope.
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
05.09.2013 - During a scheduled contact, engineers discovered Kepler was in a self-protective mode. The spacecraft returned to science data collection on May 6.
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Kepler Mission Manager Update
04.29.2013 - The team recently completed a monthly science data download, marking the successful completion of Quarter 16 flight operations.
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Kepler Discovers Its Smallest 'Habitable Zone' Planets
04.18.2013 - NASA's Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the "habitable zone."
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NASA Hosts Media Briefing to Discuss Kepler Discovery
04.15.2013 - NASA will host a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Thursday, April 18, to announce new discoveries from the agency's Kepler mission.
Media Contacts
For media support regarding the Kepler mission, please contact:
Michele Johnson
Office of Public Affairs
NASA Ames Research Center
650.604.6982
michele.johnson@nasa.gov
Michele Johnson
Office of Public Affairs
NASA Ames Research Center
650.604.6982
michele.johnson@nasa.gov
