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I'm back from the Europa Focus Group meeting... |
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 Mar 1 2006, 07:33 AM
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...which I decided to attend literally at the last possible minute, which is why I didn't alert you guys in advance. Very interesting -- both the discussions about the likely design of the mission (and how to retrieve it from cancellation), and many of the actual science presentations (which aren't on the Web yet, although they probably soon will be). I'll give you some more information tomorrow -- although I can't resist telling Alex that Tom Spilker's subgroup took my ideas about a Europa penetrator, and the printed information I gave them on the subject, seriously enough to recommend making further inquiries to NASA HQ on it. (And without my browbeating them, either. Nyaah.) The case for it, however, is still extremely far from certain.
As I say, more tomorrow. |
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BruceMoomaw I'm back from the Europa Focus Group meeting... Mar 1 2006, 07:33 AM
nprev Standing by for that update, Bruce... ...
...and,... Mar 2 2006, 01:43 AM edstrick Viking Lander 2 provided essentially no informatio... Mar 2 2006, 09:01 AM BruceMoomaw One advantage of a penetrator is precisely that it... Mar 2 2006, 02:11 PM
ugordan QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 2 2006, 03:11 PM... Mar 2 2006, 02:20 PM djellison I'm having difficulty imagining a Europa impac... Mar 2 2006, 02:52 PM BruceMoomaw What we're talking about is similar to Paul Lu... Mar 2 2006, 05:48 PM stevesliva QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 2 2006, 12:48 PM... Mar 4 2006, 04:23 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (stevesliva @ Mar 4 2006, 04:23 PM)... Mar 4 2006, 05:40 PM PhilCo126 Interesting post !
Post Scriptum: aren't w... Mar 2 2006, 06:13 PM helvick QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Mar 2 2006, 06:13 PM) ... Mar 2 2006, 07:07 PM vexgizmo QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Mar 2 2006, 11:13 AM) ... Mar 3 2006, 01:19 AM BruceMoomaw If I had a nickel for every time that joke was use... Mar 2 2006, 08:16 PM djellison I make a 2km drop to Europa a 72 m/sec impact afte... Mar 3 2006, 10:12 AM BruceMoomaw Yep. The "bowling ball" lander is suppo... Mar 3 2006, 07:14 PM nprev 4-10K Gs, huh? Gotta admit, the sheer survivabilit... Mar 4 2006, 12:40 AM BruceMoomaw The tether idea, alas, would work about as well as... Mar 4 2006, 10:39 PM Bob Shaw Bruce:
The ACME Space Science Corporation (tm) Bo... Mar 4 2006, 10:56 PM JRehling QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 4 2006, 02:39 PM... Mar 6 2006, 07:04 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 6 2006, 07:04 PM) C... Mar 6 2006, 07:42 PM odave QUOTE (JRehling @ Mar 6 2006, 02:04 PM) t... Mar 6 2006, 07:55 PM dvandorn If we're going to delve into the realm of Loon... Mar 5 2006, 03:59 AM BruceMoomaw Well, you know, Bugs once stopped a crashing airpl... Mar 5 2006, 05:57 AM edstrick For those that don't know it... look for the o... Mar 5 2006, 07:41 AM helvick QUOTE (edstrick @ Mar 5 2006, 07:41 AM) Y... Mar 5 2006, 09:03 AM edstrick (notices he can't even spell "Cartoon... Mar 5 2006, 09:30 AM gpurcell Just a silly little idea, but why couldn't you... Mar 5 2006, 03:52 PM centsworth_II QUOTE (gpurcell @ Mar 5 2006, 10:52 AM) .... Mar 5 2006, 04:13 PM edstrick Actually, Ranger A or I think more accurately the ... Mar 7 2006, 08:17 AM BruceMoomaw The trouble with Rehling's idea is that all th... Mar 7 2006, 11:32 AM JRehling QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 7 2006, 03:32 AM... Mar 7 2006, 03:44 PM JRehling QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 7 2006, 03:32 AM... Mar 7 2006, 05:49 PM edstrick And of course the real story only marginally match... Mar 7 2006, 12:46 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (edstrick @ Mar 7 2006, 12:46 PM) A... Mar 7 2006, 03:56 PM BruceMoomaw The Europa Ball has little teeny camera ports -- o... Mar 7 2006, 08:51 PM Phil Stooke Here's a diagram of the Luna 9-style landers... Mar 7 2006, 09:07 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Mar 7 2006, 09:07 PM... Mar 7 2006, 09:17 PM BruceMoomaw The article is extremely explicit that there WERE ... Mar 7 2006, 09:13 PM BruceMoomaw Additional notes:
(1) The braking engine was sh... Mar 7 2006, 09:51 PM BruceMoomaw Getting back to Europa: the most interesting purel... Mar 7 2006, 10:12 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 7 2006, 10:12 PM... Mar 7 2006, 10:18 PM Phil Stooke Bruce, I hadn't known about the inflatable bla... Mar 7 2006, 10:14 PM Bob Shaw Bruce:
If you get the chance to point us at some ... Mar 7 2006, 10:18 PM BruceMoomaw Correction: the spectral resolution of the Keck sp... Mar 7 2006, 10:34 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Mar 7 2006, 10:25 PM... Mar 7 2006, 10:35 PM BruceMoomaw I wouldn't say it was my FAVORITE hobbyhorse; ... Mar 8 2006, 01:17 AM BruceMoomaw There's a short description (and external pict... Apr 28 2006, 09:26 AM  |
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