Titan Review article |
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This just out. Not earth-shattering, but colorful - maybe handy as an up-to-date
Titan intro http://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/td2702/lorenz.pdf |
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![]() Merciless Robot ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 ![]() |
The strategy I envision is sort of a "one-note pony" theme; maybe two or three instruments per mission designed to answer a specific research question, that's it. Core assumption is that the launch vehicle is the vast majority of cost (and, yeah, the demise of the Delta II is a huge blow...
![]() -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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The strategy I envision is sort of a "one-note pony" theme; maybe two or three instruments per mission designed to answer a specific research question, that's it. Core assumption is that the launch vehicle is the vast majority of cost (and, yeah, the demise of the Delta II is a huge blow... ![]() I've been looking into readily accessible information on mission costs. A Discovery mission to Jupiter -- beyond perhaps a single, simple flyby -- seems impossible. The Juno mission is close to $1B with a limited (although not cheap) instrument set, a spinning spacecraft, solar power, and limited radiation hardening. I can't think of any mission that could come in at half the budget that could do useful science at Jupiter. The only idea that seems possible is a single Io flyby, and I have my doubts about that. -------------------- |
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