ESA L2 and L3 large mission |
ESA L2 and L3 large mission |
 Jul 9 2013, 05:12 PM
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ESA has published a series of "white paper" studies on its next two large missions (L2 and L3), to be launched during the 2020s. pick your favorite!
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/do...fobjectid=52029 I doubt a planetary mission will be selected for either mission, since L1 is the JUICE Jupiter-Ganymede orbiter, but you never know... |
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Nov 7 2013, 01:59 AM
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Because ESA has such a deep bench of previously selected planetary missions, Europe will remain a strong player for the next two decades: the Rosetta mission rendezvousing with a comet (2014), ExoMars orbiter (2016), ExoMars rover (2018), the Bepi-Colombo Mercury orbiter (arrives 2022), and the JUICE Jupiter and Ganymede orbiter (arrives 2030). This is in addition to the currently operating Venus and Mars Express orbiters.
In addition, the Marco Polo-R asteroid sample return mission is in competition for the next Medium class mission slot. -------------------- |
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Dec 3 2013, 10:02 PM
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ESA L2 and L3 have been announced
L2 is Athena+, an X Ray observatory launching in 2028 (pg 569, The Hot and Energetic Universe, in the proposal) L3 is eLISA, a gravity probe launching in 2034 (pg 255 - The Gravitational Universe, in the proposal doc) Not personally excited... was hoping for something more exo-planet or a Venus, Uranus, or Neptune mission. Oh well... guess theirs always L4 in... 2040  EDIT - LOL - didn't notice the announcement last month on the bottom of page 1. Saw the new post on spaceflightnow and thought it was new news 
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Paolo ESA L2 and L3 large mission Jul 9 2013, 05:12 PM
Holder of the Two Leashes This is a 120 MB download, with 587 pages, so depe... Jul 9 2013, 06:18 PM
dtolman I spent some time reading this during lunch, and f... Jul 10 2013, 05:01 PM dtolman Oh what the heck, here's the rest. Some very a... Jul 10 2013, 07:16 PM Bjorn Jonsson My favorites: Anything involving Uranus and/or Nep... Jul 11 2013, 12:27 AM Vultur When is a decision likely to be made?
Uranus/Nept... Aug 27 2013, 03:19 AM vjkane QUOTE (Vultur @ Aug 26 2013, 07:19 PM) Wh... Aug 29 2013, 06:05 AM tedstryk Depending on which launch, I'd be in my 50s/60... Aug 30 2013, 01:54 AM remcook http://sci.esa.int/cosmic-vision/51454-cal...nd-l3... Aug 28 2013, 07:27 AM brellis My favorite concept for an outer planet mission wo... Aug 28 2013, 06:59 PM nprev ...you think that it's slipping for you?
Y... Aug 30 2013, 06:44 AM Phil Stooke That's right, Ted! Spare a thought for us... Aug 30 2013, 09:05 PM tedstryk True, but for my "history" with space, V... Sep 3 2013, 10:50 PM infocat13 I think that the ESA is doing their own decadel su... Oct 19 2013, 12:51 AM Paolo not unexpectedly: X-rays top space agenda Nov 6 2013, 06:40 PM remcook It was only officially approved recently. The outc... Dec 4 2013, 08:27 AM Paolo you can find the report of the L2-L3 selection com... Dec 4 2013, 12:25 PM |
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