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Art Azarbarzin
ST5 Project Manager
Goddard Space Flight Center
Christopher Stevens
Project Manager
New Millennium Program
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At this point, then, what would you say are the team's greatest achievements in terms of overcoming hurdles and creating technology?
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Gentlemen, we have more questions from our viewers, so let's get started. Our first question for Dr. Stevens is Nigel from Manchester: How did the idea of launching micro-satellites come about?
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A question comes from Junichi from Nihama City: Could you tell us, tell me more about the orbits of these three satellites? Are they in geostationary orbits or in polar orbits?
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Arun from Cupertino, for you, Dr. Stevens: Will future satellites be as small and compact as ST5?
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Art, Rosalee from Vancouver would like to ask you: How much distance would the satellites be between each other in orbit, and how was that decided?
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Dr. Stevens, Sarah from Melbourne: How long will it take for the results of this mission to become available, and what do you anticipate that you might find out?
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Arun from Cupertino: Do each of the three satellites study the exact same thing, or do they each study a different aspect in the mission?
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Dr. Stevens, David from Oviedo: When the satellites are no longer operational, will they stay in their orbits indefinitely, or will they reenter the atmosphere?
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Our last question is for Art. It's from Richard from Irving: How does the ST5 system provide fault tolerance when a satellite becomes inoperable?
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