Cubesats for Solar System Exploration |
Cubesats for Solar System Exploration |
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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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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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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 Don't get too excited. While it was ranked Category 1 (fully selectable on science and implementation), NASA didn't select it. There also has to be a launch opportunity. The previous proposal made use of the Psyche Mars flyby and the fact that Pallas is currently close to the ecliptic. All we know about the new proposal, based on the PI's statements, is that the next version will be much better. -------------------- |
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