That changed when the European Space Agency began receiving communications, and the mission team was able to send and receive transmissions.
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"This type of behavior distinguishes real variations in surface brightness from mere lighting effects, " the NEAR mission team said in a statement.
The Ebb and Flow crash sites were named in honor of mission team member, Sally Ride, the first American woman in space who died last year.
Scientists on the mission team say the size and rounded shape of the pebbles in the rock indicate they had been transported and eroded in water.
Rover mission managers named the outcrop as a tribute to Mars scientist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who served as a mission team member and taught planetary science at Arizona State University.
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The mission team knows that when it gets that first signal to say the rover has entered the planet's atmosphere, the vehicle will in reality have already landed or been destroyed some seven minutes previously.
Together with relevant authorities, local institutions, organizations and other stakeholders, the mission team will review the conservation strategies and policies in place to protect the property and its environment, as well as how they are being implemented and how they can be improved.
Mr. LEROY KANE (Head, Mission Management Team): This is hugely important mission for the programs.
Once your mission and team are in place, you have the flexibility to explore different pathways to the same endpoint.
Mr. JOHN SHANNON (Mission Management Team): You know, nobody is going to remember that we scrubbed a day or two days a year from now.
Of course, real-time engagement like this is quite do-able if you happen to have a mission control team already assembled to create content and optimize it during an event as huge as the Super Bowl.
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During the ascent of the giant balloon which will take Mr Baumgartner into the icy cold atmosphere and during the freefall, Col Kittinger's role will be to act as the point of contact between the mission control team and Felix Baumgartner.
I'm saying that the mission that this team was given was not: Look at WMD.
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As well as recommending several changes in the organisation of the mission-control team, the board's report, released on November 10th, identified potential problems with the probe's landing thrusters that might have prevented it from touching down safely.
According to U.S. officials, Chapman's mission involved a joint team of CIA and Special Forces.
Experiments simulating the isolation of a Mars mission have shown that team spirit is vital.
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Every soldier must put his own thoughts aside for the greater good of the mission and his immediate team or squadron.
While Curiosity is completing the software transition, the mission's science team is continuing to analyze images that the rover has taken of its surroundings inside Gale Crater.
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The team's mission was to assess security concerns in case an evacuation of the embassy were required.
Assuming the mission goes well, the team wants eventually, gradually to turn the operation of Strand-1 over to the Nexus.
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner says the British government has provided technical training to the team, whose mission has been delayed by diplomatic wrangling over access and their security.
On the Exchange team it is our mission to delight our customers every day.
"One team involved in one mission to bring peace to Bosnia, " Joulwan said.
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Overall, the potential benefits of the mission are huge, the Keck team says.
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We have brought on a new leadership team with the board mission of transforming the company to make it more relevant and to reach out to future technology.
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"We congratulate Felix Baumgartner and the entire Red Bull Stratos team for their successful mission, and for creating a live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube, " the company said on its blog.
However, chef de mission Chris Jenkins is now confident his team's accommodation is on track.
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