Uranus and/or Neptune Exploration |
Uranus and/or Neptune Exploration |
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 26-March 12 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 6368 ![]() |
I'm 49 and will be 50 in January. With the success of New Horizons, being the first humans to ever see Pluto is mind blowing, I was wondering if I/we will ever see a probe or exploration of Uranus and Neptune? Are there any plans for exploring these two planets in the near future?
Thanks, James Sontag -------------------- Axes Grind and Maces Clash!
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![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 2090 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 ![]() |
A launch on the SLS to avoid a bunch of inner solar system gravity assists would speed the trip up.
Trouble is, getting to the ice giants faster means using more delta-v to slow down, as the paper notes. There must be some good balance of the two pressures. We can always hope for a propulsion breakthrough... |
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