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 Jan 3 2017, 07:40 PM
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#106
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089  |
It's happening! The press conference to announce the 13th Discovery mission will be at 21:00 UTC (16:00 EST) on 4 January! Go Psyche!
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Jan 4 2017, 07:25 AM
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#107
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2074 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
I don't have a favourite myself, but the funny thing about this round is that is four of the five proposals can be thematically linked by subject (Venus and asteroids), so it would be neat for them to complement one another (if two are actually picked). I hope it was at least a factor in the decision on whether to do two....
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Jan 4 2017, 04:23 PM
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#108
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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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Jan 4 2017, 05:42 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
Do you mean the New Frontiers mission to Venus, or...?
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Jan 4 2017, 05:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
The News Recorder article is literally incoherent – grammatically mangled sentences whose meaning is indecipherable. I don't think it's an accurate source of information. The article begins, "Under a mission on discovering the possible dangerous cosmic objects near to earth surface by 2020…" I'm not even sure if the writer knows what a headline is for or can accurately distinguish between statements of fact and statements of possibility.
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Jan 4 2017, 05:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
QUOTE (PhilipTerryGraham @ Jan 4 2017, 10:42 AM)  Do you mean the New Frontiers mission to Venus, or...? Yes! Thanks; I corrected it. |
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Jan 4 2017, 06:43 PM
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#113
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
It's official! The press release has come early! Lucy and Psyche are going to be Discovery missions 13 and 14! Lucy for launch in 2021 and Psyche for launch in 2023! Incredible!
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Jan 4 2017, 07:30 PM
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#114
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2074 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Sweet! The Youtube announcement is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYdCU1QQQro
Possible Lucy targets here (one in the main-belt en route to the Trojans): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_(spacecraft)#Targets |
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Jan 4 2017, 07:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2530 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 321 |
Between them, the missions will visit 7 asteroids… That will roughly/more than double the number of closely-explored asteroids.
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Jan 4 2017, 07:51 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this will be the third deep space mission led by SwRI after New Horizons and IBEX, and ASU's second after Phoenix.
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Jan 4 2017, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1074 Joined: 21-September 07 From: Québec, Canada Member No.: 3908 |
I'm very excited about the Psyche mission, except... arrival will be in 2030, and I'll be 76 by then. I just hope I will still have some wits remaining in order to enjoy the mission.
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Jan 4 2017, 08:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2507 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
QUOTE (PhilipTerryGraham @ Jan 4 2017, 11:51 AM) Correct me if I'm wrong... ASU's second after Phoenix. The Phoenix PI was at University of Arizona, not ASU. They're not the same. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Jan 4 2017, 08:08 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 71 Joined: 12-December 16 Member No.: 8089 |
Ahh whoops. I always find myself confusing many similarly-located universities all the time. n.n'
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Jan 4 2017, 10:34 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2074 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
QUOTE (charborob @ Jan 4 2017, 11:57 AM) I'm very excited about the Psyche mission, except... arrival will be in 2030, and I'll be 76 by then. I just hope I will still have some wits remaining in order to enjoy the mission. Seems like a consequence of using ion engines and going to the main belt; these things take time. The cost-cap prevents use of bigger launchers too... Will there be a link to the recorded telecon eventually? |
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