New ESA Outer Planet Mission Candidates, ESA candidate missions to Outer Planets |
New ESA Outer Planet Mission Candidates, ESA candidate missions to Outer Planets |
Oct 19 2007, 06:02 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-June 05 From: Cambridge, MA Member No.: 411 |
The European Space Agency has just released a list of candidate missions for the 2015-2025 time frame. Among then is a mission to explore Titan and Enceladus:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM1IQAMS7F_index_2.html Is it too ambitious? And how does it jive with the Flagship missions NASA is thinking about? - John Sheff Cambridge, MA |
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Oct 20 2007, 03:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 22-April 05 Member No.: 351 |
I think that ESA tries to balance its program, so I expect one planetary and one astronomy mission. The key for the planetary mission is that NASA has to agree, since it's participation is essential for the Jupiter and Titan missions. My *guess* is that the asteroid sample return is back up alternative.
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