PDS_VERSION_ID = PDS3 RECORD_TYPE = UNDEFINED ^ASCII_DOCUMENT = "XGRS.TXT" ^PDF_DOCUMENT = "XGRS.PDF" OBJECT = ASCII_DOCUMENT DOCUMENT_NAME = "THE NEAR X-RAY/GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER" DOCUMENT_TOPIC_TYPE = "DATA SET DESCRIPTION" INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = ASCII DOCUMENT_FORMAT = TEXT PUBLICATION_DATE = 1998 DESCRIPTION = "This provides and overview of the The NEAR X-Ray/Gamma-Ray Spectrometer" END_OBJECT = ASCII_DOCUMENT OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT DOCUMENT_NAME = "THE NEAR X-RAY/GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER" DOCUMENT_TOPIC_TYPE = "DATA SET DESCRIPTION" INTERCHANGE_FORMAT = BINARY DOCUMENT_FORMAT = ADOBE_PDF PUBLICATION_DATE = 1998 DESCRIPTION = "This provides and overview of the The NEAR X-Ray/Gamma-Ray Spectrometer" ABSTRACT_TEXT = "The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) data handling (C&DH) system is designed to manage complex operations and to collect data when the spacecraft is out of contact with ground control. During ground contacts, the C&DH system accepts uplink commands and memory loads that describe a time-ordered set of events to follow, and it transmits previously recorded data back to the ground station. This article describes the overall C&DH system, gives details on each of the components, and tells how the system was tested prior to spacecraft integration. Solid-state data recorders and flight computers are also discussed." END_OBJECT = PDF_DOCUMENT END