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Jupiter flagship selected

john_s View Member Profile	Feb 18 2009, 03:47 PM Post #1
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Stu View Member Profile	Feb 20 2009, 10:43 AM Post #2
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john_s Jupiter flagship selected Feb 18 2009, 03:47 PM

djellison There will be some happy people, and some disappoi... Feb 18 2009, 03:59 PM

ustrax For those, as I, who were looking forward for a TS... Feb 18 2009, 04:28 PM

centsworth_II Although I was a "Titan Now" kind of per... Feb 18 2009, 04:32 PM

john_s Plume activity on Europa can't be ruled out, t... Feb 18 2009, 04:51 PM

ustrax Sorry for the ignorant mode here but I don't k... Feb 18 2009, 04:59 PM

SFJCody Well, I was hoping for Titan, but Ganymede & E... Feb 18 2009, 05:13 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (john_s @ Feb 18 2009, 11:51 AM) Pl... Feb 18 2009, 05:15 PM

ngunn QUOTE (centsworth_II @ Feb 18 2009, 04:32... Feb 18 2009, 04:57 PM

ngunn I'm not upset (or surprised). I always wanted ... Feb 18 2009, 04:28 PM

ngunn Rui - I always keep an eye on spacEurope - even wh... Feb 18 2009, 05:22 PM

ustrax QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 18 2009, 05:22 PM) I... Feb 18 2009, 05:37 PM

Bjorn Jonsson I originally preferred TSSM but eventually became ... Feb 18 2009, 05:41 PM

mps Am I the only one here who preferred EJSM? TSSM is... Feb 18 2009, 05:57 PM

Stephen QUOTE (mps @ Feb 19 2009, 04:57 AM) Am I ... Feb 19 2009, 12:36 AM

EccentricAnomaly QUOTE (Stephen @ Feb 18 2009, 04:36 PM) A... Feb 19 2009, 03:54 PM

vjkane QUOTE (EccentricAnomaly @ Feb 19 2009, 03... Feb 19 2009, 06:23 PM

Mariner9 I also preffered TSSM, based mostly on the idea th... Feb 18 2009, 06:18 PM

ngunn QUOTE (Mariner9 @ Feb 18 2009, 06:18 PM) ... Feb 18 2009, 07:01 PM

Mariner9 QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 18 2009, 11:01 AM) Tha... Feb 18 2009, 08:43 PM

volcanopele mps, don't worry, you are not the only one A... Feb 18 2009, 06:41 PM

alphacenturai Well this is indeed a fascinating news, like long... Feb 18 2009, 06:42 PM

K-P Great great news! I was also at first a bit pr... Feb 18 2009, 07:02 PM

Paolo Selection of the Jupiter mission would mean that t... Feb 18 2009, 07:05 PM

rlorenz QUOTE (Paolo @ Feb 18 2009, 02:05 PM) Sel... Feb 18 2009, 07:39 PM

ngunn QUOTE (rlorenz @ Feb 18 2009, 07:39 PM) W... Feb 18 2009, 09:35 PM

Sunspot 2026 arrival? Feb 18 2009, 07:40 PM

ugordan QUOTE (Sunspot @ Feb 18 2009, 08:40 PM) 2... Feb 18 2009, 07:46 PM

Greg Hullender Ralph, I figure the JS assist opportunities out to... Feb 18 2009, 07:54 PM

rlorenz QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Feb 18 2009, 02:5... Feb 19 2009, 09:29 PM

Juramike In my perfect world, the Jupiter flagship is earma... Feb 18 2009, 10:19 PM

volcanopele Jim Green posted a message on the OPF website: htt... Feb 18 2009, 11:56 PM

belleraphon1 I really anticipated that EJSM/JGO would be the ch... Feb 19 2009, 12:06 AM

volcanopele Since the probe that will be flying by Io has been... Feb 19 2009, 12:46 AM

tedstryk It sure seems to me that ESA has made up its mind.... Feb 19 2009, 02:07 AM

gpurcell How did it happen that there was such a gap betwee... Feb 19 2009, 05:49 PM

gpurcell Was MSL explicitly funded instead of an outer plan... Feb 19 2009, 08:04 PM

vjkane QUOTE (gpurcell @ Feb 19 2009, 08:04 PM) ... Feb 19 2009, 11:46 PM

tedstryk I think the term was coined during the early Goldi... Feb 19 2009, 11:51 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (vjkane @ Feb 19 2009, 07:46 PM) (T... Feb 20 2009, 12:29 AM

Mariner9 Caveat: I'm trying to avoid a political discus... Feb 19 2009, 09:02 PM

NMRguy Something that I can't figure out is how large... Feb 19 2009, 09:35 PM

Mariner9 You mean when Goldin wasn't calling Cassini ... Feb 20 2009, 12:18 AM

Stu At the risk of offending Titan-lovers here, I have... Feb 20 2009, 12:28 AM

belleraphon1 Well said Stu! I had the same thrill from Voya... Feb 20 2009, 12:55 AM

tedstryk I agree. With four planet-sized moons, the surfac... Feb 20 2009, 01:52 AM

ngunn QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Feb 20 2009, 12:55 ... Feb 20 2009, 10:29 AM

Stu "sublimating seltzer surface of Callisto... Feb 20 2009, 01:05 AM

belleraphon1 Stu Coming from our resident poet, I am quite fla... Feb 20 2009, 01:37 AM

Stu Artist's impression Callisto's Spires... ... Feb 20 2009, 01:44 AM

belleraphon1 QUOTE (Stu @ Feb 19 2009, 08:44 PM) Artis... Feb 20 2009, 01:53 AM

dvandorn The selection makes sense to me. After all, we... Feb 20 2009, 03:19 AM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 4 2009, 05:39 PM

Stu True enough, but sometimes it's just nice to t... Feb 20 2009, 10:43 AM

ngunn Your quite right Stu. I take no pleasure in being ... Feb 20 2009, 11:03 AM

Stu Think you meant "You're quite right...... Feb 20 2009, 12:03 PM

ngunn QUOTE (Stu @ Feb 20 2009, 12:03 PM) Think... Feb 20 2009, 12:15 PM

volcanopele The topic has veered a bit from the discussion of ... Feb 21 2009, 12:05 AM

tedstryk I really look forward to the large color images th... Feb 22 2009, 03:03 PM

DrShank i have been traveling recently and been waiting to... Feb 25 2009, 05:07 AM

nprev Not to fan flames, but it also might be wise to co... Mar 5 2009, 02:34 AM

centsworth_II QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 4 2009, 09:34 PM) I... Mar 5 2009, 07:09 AM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 5 2009, 03:05 PM

centsworth_II QUOTE (EccentricAnomaly @ Mar 5 2009, 10... Mar 5 2009, 04:16 PM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 6 2009, 06:57 PM

tedstryk QUOTE (EccentricAnomaly @ Mar 6 2009, 06... Mar 6 2009, 07:54 PM

imipak QUOTE (EccentricAnomaly @ Mar 6 2009, 06... Mar 6 2009, 09:50 PM

Fran Ontanaya Well, even if both were equally technologically fe... Mar 5 2009, 04:04 PM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 6 2009, 07:16 PM

stevesliva Are you suggesting that they need to handle a land... Mar 5 2009, 08:18 PM

marsbug That would be tame compared to actually landing on... Mar 5 2009, 09:03 PM

Juramike QUOTE (marsbug @ Mar 5 2009, 04:03 PM) Th... Mar 5 2009, 09:51 PM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 6 2009, 06:52 PM

volcanopele If anything I thought the press release didn't... Mar 6 2009, 07:58 PM

ngunn I agree. The press release seems to leave Titan qu... Mar 6 2009, 09:31 PM

ngunn If it won't fit in the tube just ask it to wal... Mar 6 2009, 09:54 PM

EccentricAnomaly **POOF** Mar 9 2009, 06:24 PM

ngunn I was certainly not mocking anybody there, nor wei... Mar 9 2009, 06:56 PM

imipak Well now, and I took it to mean I'd missed som... Mar 9 2009, 07:47 PM

nprev Re remote examination of cryogenic-temp liquids: A... Mar 9 2009, 09:03 PM

djellison I'm going to draw a line under the 'techni... Mar 9 2009, 09:44 PM

Juramike I'm going to assume you didn't see the mes... Mar 9 2009, 09:55 PM

Mariner9 I'm a bit concerned about this statement by Lo... May 19 2009, 06:38 PM

vjkane QUOTE (Mariner9 @ May 19 2009, 06:38 PM) ... May 20 2009, 03:55 AM

gpurcell Interesting language in the House markup: QUOTE T... Jun 17 2009, 01:03 PM

Mariner9 Interesting wording. I wonder what is 'incons... Jun 17 2009, 05:08 PM

MahFL Seems to mean "Wow it's expensive.....but... Jun 17 2009, 05:17 PM

vjkane My reading of the budget plan as presented by the ... Jun 17 2009, 05:57 PM

gpurcell What does a 2018 launch opportunity provide that a... Jun 17 2009, 06:51 PM

Mariner9 Up until now the only reasons I have read for exte... Jun 17 2009, 10:52 PM

Tom Tamlyn Bob Pappalardo has a good BBC interview on the Eur... Mar 8 2010, 06:45 PM

Paolo today on arXiv: Title: EJSM Origins White Document May 7 2010, 05:13 AM

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