Cubesats for Solar System Exploration |
Cubesats for Solar System Exploration |
Aug 8 2020, 05:14 PM
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[ADMIN NOTE: New topic started using moved posts from Pallas telescopic observation topic. Please read and keep rule 1.9 in mind. Thanks!]
I was hoping that NASA would select the Athena mission to do a flyby of Pallas using a cubesat spacecraft under the SIMPLEx program. It selected the Janus mission to flyby two near Earth asteroid binary systems instead. The Athena team plans to submit again. -------------------- |
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Aug 9 2020, 12:14 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 1-October 06 Member No.: 1206 |
That's good news vjkane! Cubesats for initial exploration of interesting NEOs and objects out to the main belt seem like a great way to go.
I think there's a need for an ongoing program that sits well under the Discovery class cost-wise that can take advantage of cubesat architectures with limited but focused payloads, only solar power, and new cheaper smallsat launchers or rideshare opportunities. P |
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