Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
Neptune Orbiter, Another proposed mission |
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This seems like a good place to start off the Uranus and Neptune forum: with the next ice-giants mission.
I will admit to not knowing a whole lot about the Neptune Orbiter With Probes (NOWP), other than the fact that it's in the planning stages, and a few other details I've gathered from Wikipedia and various other Internet sources. Anyone care to get this one going with a bit more information? |
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Before the "nuclear problem" comes the money problem. RTGs may be expensive, but they are very reliable, long lasting with predictable slow degration. Solar arrays at Neptune? There you have 1/36 the light level compared to Jupiter, this means 36 times larger arrays (or collector space). I guess this will be more expensive than RTGs (at least to develop), much less reliable and a problem for navigating/pointing.
Save the money problem first. |
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