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 May 22 2008, 03:13 AM
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Has anyone heard of any plans for a extra solar system probe? i read some time ago about they might use the Ares 5 to get it out there.
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May 22 2008, 10:34 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2932 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
I think I've posted this link before. You're probably aware of it, but here goes anyway:
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~diedrich/sola...m_beam_sail.pdf |
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May 22 2008, 12:16 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6480 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I had not seen this before, Nigel; thanks!
An interstellar medium mission makes a lot more sense if it's dual-utilized as a technology demonstrator; like it! -------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 22 2008, 03:45 PM
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 Interplanetary Dumpster Diver Group: Moderator Posts: 4045 Joined: 17-February 04 From: Powell, TN Member No.: 33 |
It would be nice...I would like to see a quickie flyby of Uranus or Neptune in the process (although such a high-speed encounter would be far from optimum, if there is a spacecraft actually going, that is better than a better designed encounter that never happens).
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May 22 2008, 04:07 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2932 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
QUOTE (tedstryk @ May 22 2008, 04:45 PM)  I would like to see a quickie flyby of Uranus or Neptune in the process The trouble is the actual velocity to be acquired during the sun encounter would probably be too uncertain beforehand to allow for targeting anything much, except the big OUT THERE. |
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May 23 2008, 06:19 AM
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That is an interesting read apart from the more well-known fictional works of one of the authors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Benford |
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May 25 2008, 07:40 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1147 Joined: 3-August 06 From: 43° 35' 53" N 1° 26' 35" E Member No.: 1004 |
There are some infos on the Ares launched interstellar probe and other possible missions here
-------------------- I'm one of the most durable and fervent advocates of space exploration, but my take is that we could do it robotically at far less cost and far greater quantity and quality of results.
James Van Allen |
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 Jun 4 2008, 08:18 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 4-June 08 Member No.: 4182 |
QUOTE (cawest @ May 21 2008, 11:13 PM) Has anyone heard of any plans for a extra solar system probe? i read some time ago about they might use the Ares 5 to get it out there. Does anyone have a good guess at how fast (in terms of kph) an Ares V rocket could propel a probe of roughly New Horizons mass (~5oo km) out of the solar system? How much additional acceleration could a Jupiter and/or Saturn gravity assist add to this speed? Thanks in advance for any feedback you can provide. |
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