Reply With QuoteIt's about time we sent the JUICE to Jupitor's moons. Europe's been trying for a while.
ESA pays $1 billion to send the JUICE to Jupiter's moons
NASA may be focusing on missions that are faster and cheaper while rolling over in favor of private industry, but the European Space Agency is kicking space science up a notch with a brand new plan for a $1.3 billion mission that'll explore the moons of Jupiter starting in 2030. It's called JUICE, for "Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer." Obviously.
Jupiter is a dangerous place for space probes what with all the radiation and all, but that's not stopping the ESA from planning to spend 3.5 years in the Jovian system. Basically, you can think of Jupiter and its moons as a little micro solar system in its own right, with Jupiter playing the role of the sun, pumping massive amounts of radiation and tidal heat into its "planets." This makes some interesting stuff happen: there's Callisto, the most heavily cratered object in the entire solar system. There's Ganymede, the only moon in the solar system that generates its own magnetic field (and where JUICE will eventually end up in orbit of). And then, of course, there's Europa......
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It's about time we sent the JUICE to Jupitor's moons. Europe's been trying for a while.
First Nazis on the Moon, now JUICE on Ganymede.. what's next, Chinas Long Dong 7 in Ur****?
LOL, nice.Originally Posted by lightfire
Either way, I think the US is passing over supremacy in space exploration to China, Russia, Japan, and the European Space Agency.
It sucks that we no longer have great aspirations to go farther into outer space, but I guess its just as well, as long as somebody is doing it.
"All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there."
Wish there was a clearing house for information on what probes/experiments/missions are about to reach their destinations and begin science NOW. Otherwise its hard, as someone outside the field, to keep track of when probes that launched 7 years ago, or were conceived of more than a decade ago, finally begin producing data. There's a great deal of interest in space out there that gets orphaned shortly after liftoff when the flickering light of a rocket engine fades into the distance.
Wait until Obama is out and NASA gets proper funding.
Don't forget, we still have a Mars mission going. We'll have to wait a year to see results though.
Will Abe Foxman issue a press release condemning the ESA for anti-antisemitism?
One step closer to uncovering the mass relays.
Don't forget about stalinists on Titan
"Me love you long time" official mission catch phrase.
F***ing classic! Well done.
There you go, sir. I fixed it.
PS: "long dong 7" AhAHAHAH!!!!!
Undoubtedly one of MP.net's all-time finest posts.
You sir, win the Internet.
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