Uranus and/or Neptune Exploration |
Uranus and/or Neptune Exploration |
Jul 20 2016, 05:29 PM
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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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Jun 16 2017, 08:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1582 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
To ensure that the most productive mission is flown, we recommend the following:
An orbiter with probe be flown to one of the ice giants The orbiter carry a payload between 90 and 150 kg The probe carry at minimum a mass spectrometer and atmospheric pressure, temperature, and density sensors The development of eMMRTGs and HEEET be completed as planned Two-planet, two-spacecraft mission options be explored further Launch would be 2030, arrival 2043 for Neptune Launch would be 2031, arrival 2043 for Uranus All of the above: Orbiter and Probe for both projected to cost $3.671B ... $125M per year for the next 30 years. |
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