The NASA Kepler Mission searched for new Earth-like planets in our galaxy and estimate the numbers of such planets in our galaxy. These slides cover some mission details, spacecraft design and lauch vehicle.

1. UFABC
Introduction to Astronautics
NASA Kepler Mission

2. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction

3. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction

4. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction

5. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction
“Goldilocks
Planets”

6. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction

7. NASA Kepler Mission
Introduction

8. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft

9. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft

10. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft

11. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft

12. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Camera

13. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Camera

14. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Primary Mirror

15. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Photometer

16. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Photometric Performance

17. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

18. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

19. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

20. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

21. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

22. NASA Kepler Mission
Spacecraft – Field Of View (FOV)

23. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

24. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

25. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

26. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

27. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

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Launch Vehicle

29. NASA Kepler Mission
Launch Vehicle

30. NASA Kepler Mission
Trajectories and Orbits

31. NASA Kepler Mission
Trajectories and Orbits

32. NASA Kepler Mission
Trajectories and Orbits

33. NASA Kepler Mission
Trajectories and Orbits

34. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission Operations Systems
- NASA Deep Space Network
Camberra,
Australia
Madrid, Spain
California, US

35. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Second Light – K2

36. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Exoplanets discovered

37. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Exoplanets discovered

38. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Exoplanets discovered

39. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Exoplanets discovered

40. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Kepler22-b

41. NASA Kepler Mission
Mission – Second Light – K2

42. NASA Kepler Mission
Conclusion
Average number of
planets per star:
aprox. 5
% of Sun-like stars
with Earth like
planets: 22%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2VaxeIv31E

43. NASA Kepler Mission
Next step... TESS

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