GRAIL: New DISCOVERY mission to the moon |
GRAIL: New DISCOVERY mission to the moon |
Dec 11 2007, 10:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 541 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
According to Space.com, the final selection has been made for the next DISCOVERY mission.
It will be the GRAIL lunar gravity mapping mission. Space.com article Edit: Just noticed that Norm Hartnett posted an official link earlier on the KAGUYA topic: NASA |
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Apr 11 2008, 05:52 AM
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It was actually expected. We already knew that
A. GRAIL will be launched in 2011 B. LADEE will be launched in 2011 C. LADEE will cost only ~ $100M EDIT: "The LADEE orbiter is expected to ride in the back seat of an unmanned Delta 2 rocket behind NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)" A Delta II launch in 2011? This IS a surprise to me. |
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