[DOC] [TLE] NEAR Poised For Historic Valentine's Day Eros Asteroid Encounter [PAR] Feb 14, 2001 ... Donald Savage Headquarters, Washington, DC February 8, 2000 (Phone: ... The 
NEAR spacecraft is straightening its orbit and putting its best solar panels ... Its 
intended is a near-Earth asteroid named for the Greek god of love. ... In late 
August the spacecraft will begin to climb from 31 to 311 miles (50 to... [DOC] [TLE] Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Shoemaker (NEAR Shoemaker ... [PAR] 14, 2000Valentine's Day, a date chosen because the asteroid was named for 
the Greek god of love. At the time of rendezvous, the spacecraft was renamed... [DOC] [TLE] NEAR-SHOEMAKER AT EROS: THE FIRST DETAILED ... - Elements [PAR] ... orbit around the asteroid 433 Eros to undertake a groundbreaking mission 
aimed largely ... the NEAR spacecraft (later renamed NEAR-Shoemaker2 in 
honor of ... The Eros orbit insertion on Valentine's Day 2000, appropriate for a 
mission to a body named for the Greek god of love, began a ... They are possibly 
due to pref-. [DOC] [TLE] NEAR Captures an Asteroid's Heart [PAR] 13 February 2000 ... The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft 
has a Feb. 14 date with a space rock named for the Greek god of love, but the 
romantic robot isn't waiting until Valentine's Day to send greetings from asteroid 
433 Eros. ... at 10:33 a.m. (EST) and becomes the first spacecraft to orbit an 
asteroid. [DOC] [TLE] Spacecraft orbits asteroid for first time | chronicle.augusta.com [PAR] Feb 15, 2000 ... ... Day rendezvous with a space rock named for the Greek god of love. ... "The 
NEAR spacecraft is in orbit around the asteroid Eros," mission ... As if nature were 
celebrating Valentine's Day, photos taken during the ... panels at the sun again 
and start charging its battery, Farquhar said. ... Related Searches. [DOC] [TLE] Spacecraft nears orbit of asteroid | Amarillo.com | Amarillo Globe ... [PAR] ... target for a Valentine's Day rendezvous with an asteroid named for the Greek 
god of love. ... Posted: Monday, February 14, 2000 ... The Near Earth Asteroid 
Rendezvous (NEAR) spacecraft is approaching the asteroid Eros ... it into the 
weak gravity field of Eros and start a yearlong orbit of the asteroid. ... Related 
Searches. [DOC] [TLE] Mission Archive: NEAR Encounter at Eros - Space.com [PAR] Jun 10, 2005 ... The soft-landing by NEAR Shoemaker on Asteroid 433 Eros has caught the ... 
Top Space Science Stories of 2000 Number 9 - NEAR Shoemaker Meets Eros ... 
that has held the spacecraft in its orbital embrace since Valentine's Day. ... each 
day at what this rock named for the Greek god of love looks like. [DOC] [TLE] NEAR and asteroid 433 Eros - Astronet [PAR] NASA's NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft has taken the first of several planned "
flyover .... The image-of-the-day for 2000 February 25 shows the "eastern and 
western .... 433 Eros, named for the Greek god of love, belongs to a class of 
asteroids ..... for the first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid, named 433 Eros, on 
Valentine's Day. [DOC] [TLE] Goddard Will Search For Magnetic History Of Eros [PAR] 433 Eros, named for the Greek god of love, belongs to a class of asteroids that ... 
The NEAR magnetometer, built at Goddard, will let scientists peek inside the .... 
Laurel - February 7, 2000 - The NEAR spacecraft is straightening its orbit and ... 
forward as it approaches asteroid 433 Eros for a Valentine's Day rendezvous. [DOC] [TLE] Spacecraft to Touch Down on Asteroid - National Geographic News ... [PAR] Feb 12, 2001 ... The NEAR-Shoemaker probe has been orbiting Eros since Valentine's Day 2000. 
Though it was not designed to land on the asteroid, scientists... [DOC] [TLE] The top factoids about asteroids - Technology & science - Science ... [PAR] Feb. 10, 2000  A Valentine's Day rendezvous with an asteroid named for the 
Greek god of love? We're sure this is coincidence. But the yearlong study of... [DOC] [TLE] NASA Keeps

Question: On Valentine's Day 2000, the Near spacecraft is due to begin orbiting this asteroid named for the Greek god of love
Answer: Eros