Onwards to Uranus and Neptune! |
Onwards to Uranus and Neptune! |
 Jan 12 2008, 09:40 PM
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As soon as MESSENGER gets to Mercury, the most poorly explored planets in the solar system will be Uranus and Neptune. Could this lead to a revival of interest in the ice giants and their retinue, in the same way that the existence of New Horizons is perhaps partly due to the Pluto stamp*?
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SFJCody Onwards to Uranus and Neptune! Jan 12 2008, 09:40 PM
ngunn You could try it this way:
http://www.physics.uci.... Feb 26 2008, 08:04 PM ilbasso Also, as Star Trek IV showed us, is that by going ... Feb 26 2008, 10:13 PM ngunn The Sun Diver idea is not a 'gravity assist... Feb 26 2008, 11:03 PM dvandorn My understanding has always been that gravity assi... Feb 27 2008, 04:05 AM
ermar Actually, this is not how gravity assists work - r... Feb 27 2008, 05:18 AM JRehling Little physics tidbit: Imagine a spacecraft orbiti... Feb 27 2008, 06:57 AM Juramike OK.
Just to be nitpicky, wouldn't some minis... Feb 27 2008, 07:18 AM JRehling Tidal effects are harder to model than your typica... Feb 27 2008, 09:35 PM Greg Hullender Or are you expecting to get a boost from the relat... Feb 28 2008, 03:22 AM nprev Well, clearly, JR answered the question in its fun... Feb 28 2008, 03:34 AM rlorenz QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 27 2008, 10:34 PM) Wel... Feb 29 2008, 02:59 PM nprev I get it now; thanks very much for that clarificat... Feb 29 2008, 04:28 PM punkboi Emily posted an interesting blog on Planetary.org ... Nov 8 2008, 02:56 AM elakdawalla Thanks for pointing to that entry -- but Argo... Nov 8 2008, 03:56 AM Zvezdichko Emily,
You have mentioned that New Horizons may t... Jan 7 2009, 10:45 AM tedstryk http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.p...mp;#e... Jan 7 2009, 10:52 AM Zvezdichko Thanks, Ted. Jan 7 2009, 11:25 AM briv1016 I've been following the Review of U.S. Human S... Aug 14 2009, 10:21 PM briv1016 Here's the entire slide for context and volume... Aug 15 2009, 12:20 AM imipak 50 mT to Mars! _wow_. That would open up a who... Aug 15 2009, 04:36 PM ugordan Yes, except for two inconvenient facts:
1) should... Aug 15 2009, 06:16 PM Greg Hullender QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 15 2009, 11:16 AM) S... Aug 16 2009, 12:12 AM ugordan QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 16 2009, 02:1... Aug 16 2009, 10:33 AM Enceladus75 QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 16 2009, 01:1... Aug 16 2009, 07:55 PM Greg Hullender QUOTE (Enceladus75 @ Aug 16 2009, 11:55 A... Aug 17 2009, 01:39 PM Holder of the Two Leashes QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 17 2009, 07:3... Aug 17 2009, 02:47 PM ugordan QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Aug 17 200... Aug 17 2009, 04:25 PM imipak QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 15 2009, 07:16 PM) Y... Aug 16 2009, 10:33 AM nprev Sad but true. The Saturn V was never used for UMSF... Aug 15 2009, 10:19 PM stevesliva QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 15 2009, 06:19 PM) Sad... Aug 17 2009, 06:26 PM nprev QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 17 2009, 10:26 AM... Aug 17 2009, 11:14 PM stevesliva QUOTE (nprev @ Aug 17 2009, 07:14 PM) Yea... Aug 18 2009, 01:12 AM tedstryk With missions like MSL and Europa Orbiter, failure... Aug 18 2009, 02:16 AM vjkane QUOTE (tedstryk @ Aug 18 2009, 03:16 AM) ... Aug 18 2009, 04:26 AM vjkane QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 18 2009, 02:12 AM... Aug 18 2009, 04:29 AM tedstryk Well yes, you are correct. What I am referring to... Aug 18 2009, 04:50 AM dvandorn I think a 5-fold to 10-fold reduction in launch co... Aug 16 2009, 02:13 AM tasp A little levity this Sunday morning as we enjoy ou... Aug 16 2009, 02:39 PM nprev The other thing to remember is that a putative Nep... Aug 17 2009, 05:44 PM stevesliva That is his point, though, is it not? If huge lau... Aug 17 2009, 05:50 PM tedstryk It is useful for both. The difficulty with aeroca... Aug 17 2009, 06:05 PM Greg Hullender QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 17 2009, 10:50 AM... Aug 19 2009, 10:02 AM ugordan QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 19 2009, 12:0... Aug 19 2009, 12:55 PM tedstryk In the case of Jupiter, the radiation environment ... Aug 19 2009, 01:08 PM Juramike Here's a timely little tidbit about an inflata... Aug 17 2009, 09:11 PM dvandorn Also, dual-probe missions have increased the scien... Aug 18 2009, 12:56 AM dmuller I think the only more or less realistic (partial) ... Aug 20 2009, 01:14 AM dvandorn The real problem is that, with outer planet missio... Aug 20 2009, 02:37 AM Holder of the Two Leashes Don't forget one other possiblility, aerocaptu... Aug 20 2009, 01:52 PM tedstryk QUOTE (Holder of the Two Leashes @ Aug 20 200... Aug 20 2009, 02:06 PM Holder of the Two Leashes There are various ways to address that problem. O... Aug 20 2009, 04:29 PM tasp There is a thread here somewhere (sorry don't ... Aug 20 2009, 06:14 PM Juramike QUOTE (tasp @ Aug 20 2009, 01:14 PM) Ther... Aug 20 2009, 06:47 PM Floyd tsp my be confused. Two earlier post were talking... Aug 20 2009, 09:08 PM tasp Here it is. Aug 20 2009, 09:59 PM Gsnorgathon Would it be possible to use an atmosphere probe to... Aug 24 2009, 12:21 AM Juramike QUOTE (Gsnorgathon @ Aug 23 2009, 07:21 P... Aug 25 2009, 01:46 AM Greg Hullender I always assumed that "lithobreaking" wa... Aug 24 2009, 10:17 PM tedstryk QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Aug 24 2009, 11:1... Aug 25 2009, 01:11 AM briv1016 In conjunction with the Decadal Survey, the ... Nov 5 2009, 12:15 PM Drkskywxlt QUOTE (briv1016 @ Nov 5 2009, 06:15 AM) I... Nov 5 2009, 06:16 PM vjkane QUOTE (Drkskywxlt @ Nov 5 2009, 07:16 PM)... Nov 5 2009, 07:19 PM Greg Hullender I'm just absorbing the fact that a 14-year mis... Nov 8 2009, 01:56 AM vjkane QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Nov 8 2009, 01:56... Nov 8 2009, 06:59 AM infocat13 recent updates and white papers on proposed Uranus... Mar 29 2010, 12:36 PM Greg Hullender I've been curious whether a Falcon 9 or Falcon... Mar 29 2010, 08:31 PM nprev I don't think anyone would ever submit a missi... Mar 30 2010, 01:58 AM Greg Hullender I wouldn't expect it to be the main proposal, ... Mar 30 2010, 04:56 AM punkboi QUOTE (Greg Hullender @ Mar 29 2010, 09:5... Mar 30 2010, 07:52 PM ugordan QUOTE (punkboi @ Mar 30 2010, 09:52 PM) I... Mar 30 2010, 08:27 PM qraal QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 31 2010, 07:27 AM) T... Jun 27 2010, 10:37 AM machi What is really interesting is accessibility of Eri... Mar 30 2010, 10:55 AM ngunn But no mention of how long it would take to get th... Mar 30 2010, 11:45 AM machi I think around another ~20 years (29 years after s... Mar 30 2010, 01:08 PM elakdawalla QUOTE (machi @ Mar 30 2010, 06:08 AM) ... Mar 30 2010, 05:06 PM Greg Hullender I can't find a figure for Argos' expected ... Mar 30 2010, 03:42 PM antipode The F9 is going to need an EDS - what are they thi... Jun 28 2010, 11:01 PM ugordan F9 doesn't inherently need an "EDS" ... Jun 29 2010, 07:59 AM punkboi Any new development on the Argo mission proposal? ... Sep 15 2010, 10:56 PM ZLD Hadn't seen any mention of this proposal yet.
... Jan 4 2011, 06:09 AM tedstryk I hope it never flies under that name, because I c... Jan 4 2011, 06:09 PM ZLD Better than the National Geographic headline: Euro... Jan 4 2011, 06:28 PM elakdawalla I've learned to embrace Uranus jokes (there, I... Jan 4 2011, 06:33 PM tedstryk My problem was that I was running slides on timed ... Jan 4 2011, 06:40 PM tasp Thanks for that, ZLD.
Couple of good Hubble shots... Jan 4 2011, 07:00 PM tasp LOL.
It was the obscurely titled 'Uranus Orbi... Jan 4 2011, 07:08 PM ZLD Just curious (I don't have access to AIAA duri... Jan 4 2011, 08:48 PM Hungry4info Same as at any other planet, as long as you arrive... Jan 4 2011, 10:53 PM vjkane This will be an interesting mission competition. ... Jan 4 2011, 10:57 PM Paolo Uranus Pathfinder has not been selected for the in... Feb 25 2011, 05:36 PM briv1016 Since no one has mentioned this yet, I guess I wil... Apr 15 2011, 06:53 AM infocat13 QUOTE (briv1016 @ Apr 15 2011, 02:53 AM) ... May 22 2011, 12:23 AM mchan Decadal Survey thread
vjkane has excellent blog o... Apr 15 2011, 10:53 PM Paolo I didn't know it until yesterday, but the ESA ... May 18 2011, 05:11 AM Decepticon QUOTE (Paolo @ May 18 2011, 12:11 AM) I d... May 18 2011, 07:43 AM machi Document about Uranus Pathfinder: Link
This miss... May 25 2011, 09:24 PM Paolo QUOTE (machi @ May 25 2011, 11:24 PM) Doc... May 25 2011, 09:54 PM stevesliva Interesting mention that the Decadal Survey recomm... Sep 5 2012, 04:07 AM  |
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