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post Feb 12 2007, 11:26 PM
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Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa
By Tony Fitzpatrick
Washington University in St. Louis News & Information
February 7, 2007
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post Feb 18 2007, 05:03 PM
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I know that NASA currently looks like the only agency that could fly these missions, but this could change. I think we in Europe could be putting more pressure on our governments to step up our efforts in space, and who knows what China will come up with in another 10 years? This should be a global effort, with different technical and philosophical approaches enriching the mix, whilst maximising international co-operation where appropriate. I really think that the high profile of Cassini and its astounding results are changing the public mood. In Europe especially the sheer boldness of the Huygens landing and the novelty of watching live television from Mission Control in Europe (for the first time since Giotto, I think) has opened a few more minds to the possibilities. The laughable Pluto debacle of last year raised public awareness of the outer solar system enormously and will do nothing but good whan it comes to keeping New Horizons in the news. So, viewed narrowly as a NASA budget decision maybe its one moon only for now. But meanwhile, for the other, let's see what we can all do together.
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- AlexBlackwell   Planetary scientist says: Focus on Europa   Feb 12 2007, 11:26 PM
- - Analyst   I think the scientific community most focus on one...   Feb 13 2007, 11:18 AM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 13 2007, 05:14 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Maybe it's different with other screen setting...   Feb 13 2007, 04:55 PM
- - djellison   The other being "Rover driver says: Oh S......   Feb 13 2007, 05:03 PM
- - nprev   ...yes, some of these abbreviated titles have also...   Feb 13 2007, 05:21 PM
- - Zvezdichko   I suggest two big probes of which both include an ...   Feb 13 2007, 05:25 PM
- - climber   We can find some more ....like Phil and Doug, ...   Feb 14 2007, 09:36 AM
- - Jeff7   I too would really love to see a mission to Europa...   Feb 15 2007, 03:37 AM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 15 2007, 05:11 AM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 15 2007, 05:11 AM) ...   Feb 15 2007, 02:23 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (ngunn @ Feb 15 2007, 06:23 AM) Vol...   Feb 18 2007, 04:21 PM
- - volcanopele   I think the seasons of each of the main targets ma...   Feb 15 2007, 05:20 AM
- - vjkane2000   I expect a lot of creativity to appear. Bruce Moo...   Feb 15 2007, 05:45 AM
- - vexgizmo   More from McKinnon, et al. A nice story from the...   Feb 18 2007, 07:53 AM
- - ngunn   I know that NASA currently looks like the only age...   Feb 18 2007, 05:03 PM
- - nprev   Truly an excellent point, ngunn. Collaborative mis...   Feb 18 2007, 05:16 PM
- - vjkane2000   The Europeans have studied a mission that divides ...   Feb 18 2007, 09:07 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   Jupiter's moon Europa should be NASA's nex...   Feb 21 2007, 01:35 AM
- - AlexBlackwell   Looking for life on Jupiter's icy moon Europa ...   Feb 23 2007, 06:04 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Feb 23 2007, 09:20 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 23 2007, 01:20 PM) ...   Feb 24 2007, 02:56 AM
- - Jeff7   I do hope I live to see a lander put on Europa...   Feb 24 2007, 03:01 AM
- - AlexBlackwell   For those who may have missed it, there is some in...   May 8 2007, 06:50 PM
- - volcanopele   Interesting.... so their nominal mission scenario ...   May 8 2007, 06:59 PM
- - dvandorn   I only have one basic question, but upon it unfort...   Jun 8 2007, 03:01 PM
|- - JRehling   [...]   Jun 8 2007, 08:52 PM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (JRehling @ Jun 8 2007, 03:52 PM) I...   Jun 8 2007, 08:54 PM
- - djellison   Yeah - very bad forum conduct that - makes people ...   Jun 8 2007, 09:43 PM
- - AlexBlackwell   This is a situation where minimal quoting of the p...   Jun 8 2007, 09:51 PM
- - vexgizmo   Speaking of Io from Europa, I haven't seen muc...   Jun 11 2007, 04:32 AM
- - mchan   QUOTE (vexgizmo @ Jun 10 2007, 09:32 PM) ...   Jun 11 2007, 08:21 AM
- - DEChengst   QUOTE (mchan @ Jun 11 2007, 10:21 AM) VP ...   Jun 15 2007, 06:29 PM


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