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NASA Europa Missions, projects and proposals for the 2020s
MahFL
post Mar 5 2014, 12:53 AM
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Interesting news conference overall on the instruments. Just a passing reference in response to a question about studying a lander. Studies on that are in progress and should be finished later this year.


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- MahFL   NASA Europa Missions   Mar 5 2014, 12:53 AM
- - vexgizmo   But would that mission do any science? And would ...   Mar 8 2014, 04:35 PM
- - 0101Morpheus   To add to the above, it is not known if these plum...   Mar 9 2014, 11:20 PM
- - Roly   I appreciate that Europa missions are amongst the ...   Mar 11 2014, 10:56 AM
- - vjkane   I looked at various options that may be considered...   Mar 12 2014, 08:06 AM
- - Roly   Dear Van, Many thanks for this - the post was pr...   Mar 12 2014, 11:27 AM
- - Vultur   I dunno if this is the right place for this... but...   Mar 15 2014, 08:49 PM
- - nprev   Because the ice crust may be recycled over reasona...   Mar 15 2014, 09:42 PM
|- - Vultur   QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 15 2014, 09:42 PM) Bec...   Mar 16 2014, 06:26 AM
|- - JRehling   The age of Europa's surface is approximately 6...   Mar 16 2014, 02:26 PM
- - dvandorn   I also believe that while Europa may recycle crust...   Mar 16 2014, 12:40 PM
- - Explorer1   Anything on the surface will be fried by the radia...   Mar 16 2014, 08:14 PM
- - dvandorn   Yes, materials right on the surface of Europa woul...   Mar 16 2014, 08:56 PM
- - Explorer1   I see your point. I figured any future landings wo...   Mar 16 2014, 10:29 PM
- - algorimancer   Some years back I was contemplating the possibilit...   Mar 17 2014, 08:28 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (algorimancer @ Mar 17 2014, 01:28 ...   Mar 17 2014, 09:31 PM
- - ngunn   First, a big round of applause for DSN Now. Every...   Mar 17 2014, 10:04 PM
- - djellison   Doesn't matter if you get your delta-V from mo...   Mar 17 2014, 10:22 PM
- - Explorer1   But saving all that mass by not carrying a giganti...   Mar 17 2014, 11:17 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Mar 17 2014, 04:17 PM)...   Mar 18 2014, 02:22 AM
- - Explorer1   Oh, I know it's all SF (per Doug's reply t...   Mar 18 2014, 02:49 AM
- - dvandorn   Actually, the concept of a self-navigating Earth-r...   Mar 18 2014, 03:18 AM
- - monitorlizard   As far as maximizing science return for minimum co...   Mar 18 2014, 04:43 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Mar 17 2014, 09:43...   Mar 18 2014, 05:18 AM
- - monitorlizard   I am not an expert in such things, but I was think...   Mar 18 2014, 05:48 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Mar 17 2014, 10:48...   Mar 18 2014, 11:58 AM
|- - vjkane   My understanding is that the core spacecraft elect...   Mar 18 2014, 03:47 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (vjkane @ Mar 18 2014, 08:47 AM) My...   Mar 18 2014, 04:48 PM
- - Roly   Many thanks Mcaplinger, this was very interesting ...   Mar 19 2014, 02:22 AM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (Roly @ Mar 18 2014, 07:22 PM) On t...   Mar 19 2014, 03:32 AM
|- - TheAnt   QUOTE (mcaplinger @ Mar 19 2014, 04:32 AM...   Mar 19 2014, 12:08 PM
|- - JRehling   Although it pains me to see Europa exploration fur...   Mar 19 2014, 04:30 PM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 19 2014, 09:30 AM) ...   Mar 19 2014, 11:14 PM
|- - TheAnt   QUOTE (vjkane @ Mar 20 2014, 12:14 AM) .....   Mar 20 2014, 12:10 AM
|- - stevesliva   QUOTE (vjkane @ Mar 19 2014, 06:14 PM) Id...   Mar 21 2014, 03:03 AM
|- - JRehling   It's not that we should plan a sample return, ...   Mar 21 2014, 07:11 PM
- - Roly   My thanks for your appraisal Mcaplinger, that make...   Mar 19 2014, 04:56 AM
- - mcaplinger   http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/europa/sdt2013.cfm has...   Mar 21 2014, 07:48 PM
- - CryptoEngineer   The Planetary Society is reporting today that a (n...   Feb 3 2015, 04:49 AM
|- - gpurcell   Looks like a lander of some sort is still a possib...   May 9 2015, 02:11 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (gpurcell @ May 9 2015, 09:11 AM) L...   May 9 2015, 03:33 PM
|- - Habukaz   QUOTE (gpurcell @ May 9 2015, 04:11 PM) L...   May 9 2015, 05:27 PM
- - DEChengst   News Conference coming up later today on NASA TV. ...   May 26 2015, 03:34 PM
- - Explorer1   Another stream starting here too: https://www.yout...   May 26 2015, 05:51 PM
- - scalbers   Interesting news conference overall on the instrum...   May 26 2015, 06:52 PM
- - Mariner9   I just read the blog posting on the instrumenta ov...   May 27 2015, 03:26 AM
- - dvandorn   Well, think about it. If you're prospecting f...   May 27 2015, 04:59 AM
|- - JRehling   Keep in mind that there are at least two different...   May 27 2015, 11:15 PM
- - monitorlizard   I'm surprised that there is no laser altimeter...   May 27 2015, 05:09 AM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (monitorlizard @ May 26 2015, 09:09...   May 27 2015, 02:58 PM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (monitorlizard @ May 26 2015, 09:09...   May 28 2015, 04:12 AM
- - nprev   I would think that altimetry information would be ...   May 27 2015, 05:25 AM
- - TheAnt   @monitorlizard: A laser altimeter would be great o...   May 28 2015, 10:24 AM
- - Habukaz   The Europa mission has entered a new phase (and ha...   Jun 17 2015, 10:18 PM
- - pioneer   I'm not complaining, but I'm wondering wha...   Jun 18 2015, 12:27 PM
|- - MahFL   QUOTE (pioneer @ Jun 18 2015, 12:27 PM) I...   Jun 18 2015, 01:07 PM
|- - Y Bar Ranch   QUOTE (pioneer @ Jun 18 2015, 07:27 AM) I...   Jun 18 2015, 02:44 PM
|- - djellison   QUOTE (pioneer @ Jun 18 2015, 05:27 AM) w...   Jun 18 2015, 03:26 PM
||- - tedstryk   QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 18 2015, 03:26 PM)...   Jun 18 2015, 11:51 PM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (pioneer @ Jun 18 2015, 04:27 AM) I...   Jun 19 2015, 12:29 AM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (pioneer @ Jun 18 2015, 05:27 AM) w...   Jun 21 2015, 09:58 PM
|- - pioneer   Thanks everyone for all your replies   Jun 21 2015, 10:35 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Pioneer - Galileo was useful for what it gave us, ...   Jun 18 2015, 02:18 PM
- - Decepticon   I was looking around for some information on Europ...   Jun 21 2015, 05:54 PM
- - nprev   Cassini doesn't have a scan platform; has not ...   Jun 21 2015, 06:15 PM
|- - Paolo   QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 21 2015, 08:15 PM) Cas...   Jun 21 2015, 07:24 PM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 21 2015, 11:15 AM) Cas...   Jun 22 2015, 01:58 AM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (vjkane @ Jun 22 2015, 02:58 AM) Ac...   Jun 22 2015, 11:34 AM
- - Decepticon   QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 21 2015, 01:15 PM) Cas...   Jun 21 2015, 07:31 PM
- - nprev   It's true that Cassini's scan platform was...   Jun 21 2015, 08:12 PM
- - Decepticon   Found a High Res image. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/im...   Jun 22 2015, 03:15 AM
- - ngunn   Great article on Europa from Mike Brown with a lan...   Oct 27 2015, 07:36 PM
|- - JRehling   The Europa science and plans are exciting, as Euro...   Oct 28 2015, 04:45 PM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (JRehling @ Oct 28 2015, 08:45 AM) ...   Nov 2 2015, 10:23 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (vjkane @ Nov 2 2015, 03:23 PM) The...   Nov 3 2015, 01:16 AM
|- - vjkane   QUOTE (JRehling @ Nov 2 2015, 05:16 PM) I...   Nov 6 2015, 05:13 AM
- - Explorer1   ESA wants to jump in now too, with an unspecified ...   Jan 7 2016, 12:02 AM
- - scalbers   Without getting too political, it's interestin...   Jan 7 2016, 06:18 PM
- - antipode   This could be the moment where high speed penetrat...   Jan 7 2016, 10:38 PM
- - nprev   As I recall, penetrators have been proposed in the...   Jan 8 2016, 01:59 AM
- - Explorer1   How plausible are solar panels for such a mission?...   Jan 8 2016, 03:31 AM
|- - katodomo   Beginning-of-life efficiency on current production...   Jan 8 2016, 01:36 PM
- - Explorer1   Thanks for the info; looks the weight constraints ...   Jan 8 2016, 08:42 PM
|- - katodomo   There's a JPL analysis on that here: http://ww...   Jan 8 2016, 11:45 PM
- - Jaro_in_Montreal   Lander rocket exhaust effects on Europa regolith n...   Dec 27 2016, 03:29 PM
|- - Steve5304   QUOTE (Jaro_in_Montreal @ Dec 27 2016, 04...   Dec 28 2016, 09:17 PM
- - Explorer1   Science definition report completed (with lander c...   Feb 9 2017, 07:49 AM
- - Habukaz   QUOTE The SDT was tasked with developing a life-de...   Feb 9 2017, 10:17 AM
- - bobik   A brief description of the Joint Europa Mission (J...   Feb 9 2017, 07:12 PM
- - Roby72   https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/16/trump...l-pa...   Mar 16 2017, 11:50 PM
- - nprev   ADMIN NOTE: As a reminder to esp. our newer member...   Mar 17 2017, 01:35 AM
- - Explorer1   There's not much news here in terms of the lan...   Mar 17 2017, 04:57 AM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (Explorer1 @ Mar 16 2017, 09:57 PM)...   Mar 18 2017, 04:06 PM
- - Decepticon   Im confused is the Europa Clipper mission still ha...   Mar 18 2017, 10:01 PM
|- - JRehling   Perhaps a source of confusion: There was a mission...   Mar 19 2017, 10:40 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 19 2017, 02:40 PM) ...   Mar 20 2017, 12:11 AM
- - nprev   Europa Clipper is on. The putative Europa Lander i...   Mar 18 2017, 10:21 PM
|- - mcaplinger   QUOTE (nprev @ Mar 18 2017, 02:21 PM) Eur...   Mar 19 2017, 12:23 AM
- - djellison   Yeah...what's now called Clipper was known as ...   Mar 20 2017, 05:14 AM
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