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Oct 20 2008, 07:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 706 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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Jan 4 2017, 04:23 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
Some news websites are already running with the headline that NASA has selected one of the Venus proposals. The News Recorder published 9 hours ago an article titled "NASA is going to explore earth’s deadly twin-Venus". The Latin Post published an article with the title "Report: NASA's Next Plan For Solar System; Venus Could Be Next Destination". Neither article states any source or reason as to why VERITAS or DAVINCI have been the one(s) selected, and just recount the proposals and such like every other article is doing, so I call a load of bull.
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Jan 4 2017, 05:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
We'll know soon enough… I tried to play detective in sneaky ways to get the answer early; I think I can rule one of the asteroid missions out, but I'll keep that reasoning to myself.
One thing I learned recently is that VERITAS had a proposed optional mini-entry probe that could steal much of DAVINCI's thunder. If you were going to launch both of the Venus missions eventually, VERITAS logically precedes DAVINCI – it would provide an incremental improvement in the ability to pick DAVINCI's landing site. There's a third mission in the background, too – the proposed New Frontiers mission to Venus, whose goals would be partially addressed by either of these Discovery proposals. I see VERITAS as the favorite in terms of the science, but then, there are behind-the-scenes factors about readiness, etc., that are outside of public purview. Waiting eagerly… |
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