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Major New Planetary Mission (?), Rumor at another site
GregM
post Feb 14 2006, 03:21 AM
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post Feb 14 2006, 07:36 AM
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NASA is talking now about allying with the ESA on the Mars sample return -- but "relatively inexpensive" is not a phrase that comes to mind in connection with that one. If this rumor is true (and I'm extremely skeptical): maybe they're planning a multi-nation collaboration on Europa Orbiter, including a lander?
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post Feb 14 2006, 05:22 PM
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post Feb 18 2006, 02:44 PM
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QUOTE (GregM @ Feb 14 2006, 05:22 PM) *
Agreed. I don't think that one can put the words "Mars Sample Return" and 'inexpensive" in the same sentence and keep a straight face. I'm not even sure that one can say "Europa Orbiter/Lander" and the the word "inexpensive" with a straight face. UNLESS there has been some technological breakthrough that will aloow either of these missions to be done in some new and revolutionary fashion.

And yes, I am doubtful of the story as well, but the fellow who posted it does seem pretty well connected and I doubt that such a story would be made up. Why would one wish to do that?

So, who knows?

My guess might be a Jupiter Aerobot, using direct entry.


Well, perhaps you can, if you are thinking of some type of SCIM - like proposal.


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post Feb 19 2006, 12:38 PM
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Over on space.com message boards one of the Japanese posters mentioned this...

http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Cat=&...sb=5&o=0&fpart=

It includes missions/proposals I'd never even heard of that seem to fit the bill, especially...

Solar sail mission to Jupiter including a probe?
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- GregM   Major New Planetary Mission (?)   Feb 14 2006, 03:21 AM
- - BruceMoomaw   NASA is talking now about allying with the ESA on ...   Feb 14 2006, 07:36 AM
|- - GregM   .   Feb 14 2006, 05:22 PM
||- - tedstryk   QUOTE (GregM @ Feb 14 2006, 05:22 PM) Agr...   Feb 18 2006, 02:44 PM
||- - blairf   Over on space.com message boards one of the Japane...   Feb 19 2006, 12:38 PM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Feb 14 2006, 07:36 A...   Feb 14 2006, 07:09 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (AlexBlackwell @ Feb 14 2006, 11:09...   Feb 14 2006, 08:27 PM
- - djellison   It all sounds very exciting, but there's no mo...   Feb 14 2006, 08:01 AM
- - hendric   Maybe a Venus lander/blimp? Venus has the advanta...   Feb 14 2006, 03:52 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (hendric @ Feb 14 2006, 03:52 PM) M...   Feb 16 2006, 12:38 AM
- - tty   How about a near-earth asteroid orbit modification...   Feb 14 2006, 07:09 PM
- - GregM   .   Feb 15 2006, 02:42 AM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (GregM @ Feb 15 2006, 02:42 AM) Wel...   Feb 15 2006, 04:07 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (GregM @ Feb 14 2006, 06:42 PM) Wel...   Feb 15 2006, 06:30 PM
|- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 15 2006, 01:30 PM) ...   Feb 15 2006, 06:40 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 15 2006, 06:30 PM) ...   Feb 15 2006, 07:20 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 15 2006, 07:20 PM) I...   Feb 15 2006, 07:40 PM
|- - JRehling   QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 15 2006, 11:20 AM) T...   Feb 15 2006, 07:55 PM
|- - helvick   QUOTE (JRehling @ Feb 15 2006, 07:55 PM) ...   Feb 15 2006, 08:48 PM
|- - ljk4-1   Is this rumor really about the plans of the B612 F...   Feb 15 2006, 09:05 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (GregM @ Feb 15 2006, 02:42 AM) Wel...   Feb 15 2006, 05:15 AM
- - tty   The only conceivable way of braking an asteroid in...   Feb 15 2006, 10:10 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Feb 15 2006, 06:40 P...   Feb 15 2006, 11:52 PM
- - DFinfrock   Are they possibly referring to the THOR mission? S...   Feb 16 2006, 01:59 AM
|- - AlexBlackwell   QUOTE (DFinfrock @ Feb 16 2006, 01:59 AM)...   Feb 17 2006, 07:50 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   "Thor" is a relatively small Mars Scout ...   Feb 16 2006, 02:11 AM
|- - DFinfrock   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Feb 16 2006, 02:11 A...   Feb 16 2006, 04:35 AM
- - Phil Stooke   The question about whether an asteroid could be de...   Feb 16 2006, 05:21 PM
- - ljk4-1   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Feb 16 2006, 12:21 P...   Feb 16 2006, 06:16 PM

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