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Oct 20 2008, 07:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 715 Joined: 22-April 05 Member No.: 351 |
I've started a new blog on this topic at http://futureplanets.blogspot.com/
This blog supplements UMSF by allowing on topic discussions that include politics and other topics not appropriate here. The first entry is up with some additional news on the MSL funding and schedule problems. -------------------- |
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Dec 8 2010, 11:48 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Heart of Europe Member No.: 4057 |
So ~$2bn instead but the price is still too high for a mission. That's price of Mobile Venus Explorer, which isn't in fact as much mobile (two landings, one flight and that's all). $7B - 10+B estimate is from Venus Flagship Mission Study (Tab.A.1, Fig.A.3, Fig.A.5). "A linked array of small telescopes could push the limit down." Proposed imaging instrument for "extinct" mammoth JIMO: http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups...0_2004MIDAS.pdf -------------------- |
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Dec 9 2010, 12:25 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1592 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
Proposed imaging instrument for "extinct" mammoth JIMO: http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups...0_2004MIDAS.pdf Wow! Actually says there can be up to 6 science instruments attached, according to the document. So it's sort of the whole imaging suite. Which is good, because it's 550 lbs. |
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