NASA on Nostr: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration (SCOPE) ========== NASA is developing a ...
ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration (SCOPE)
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NASA is developing a mission architecture called ScienceCraft for outer planet exploration. The mission aims to explore the ice giants Neptune and Uranus, which hold secrets about the formation and evolution of our solar system. ScienceCraft integrates a science instrument and spacecraft into one monolithic and lightweight structure by printing an ultra-lightweight quantum dot-based spectrometer directly on the solar sail. This breakthrough spacecraft architecture allows for unprecedented parallelism and throughput of data collection, as well as rapid travel across the solar system. The mission concept proposed for Triton, a unique planetary body in our solar system, aims to answer compelling science questions about Triton's atmosphere, ionosphere, plumes, and internal structure. The mission would be implemented by 2045. NASA plans to further mature the mission concept, develop key technologies, and address challenges in Phase II of the project.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/sciencecraft-for-outer-planet-exploration-scope/
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NASA is developing a mission architecture called ScienceCraft for outer planet exploration. The mission aims to explore the ice giants Neptune and Uranus, which hold secrets about the formation and evolution of our solar system. ScienceCraft integrates a science instrument and spacecraft into one monolithic and lightweight structure by printing an ultra-lightweight quantum dot-based spectrometer directly on the solar sail. This breakthrough spacecraft architecture allows for unprecedented parallelism and throughput of data collection, as well as rapid travel across the solar system. The mission concept proposed for Triton, a unique planetary body in our solar system, aims to answer compelling science questions about Triton's atmosphere, ionosphere, plumes, and internal structure. The mission would be implemented by 2045. NASA plans to further mature the mission concept, develop key technologies, and address challenges in Phase II of the project.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/niac/niac-studies/sciencecraft-for-outer-planet-exploration-scope/