Mission Ikaros |
Mission Ikaros |
Jul 19 2008, 01:45 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 58 Joined: 17-September 06 Member No.: 1150 |
The JAXA Space Exploration Center lists Ikaros, the solar sail mission to Jupiter, as a developing mission, so is this coming for 2013 launch?
http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/index.html http://www.jspec.jaxa.jp/e/activity/ikaros.html http://www.astro.isas.jaxa.jp/suzaku/works...Mission2006.pdf The mission will visit the polar region of Jupiter and the Trojan asteroids. But its main aim is to test new technologies for solar sail. |
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