Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 15, 2015 NASA invites ESA to build Europa piggyback probe After walking away from a previously planned joint mission to Jupiter, NASA has asked the European Space Agency if it can furnish a lander or ice-penetrating probe for a rejuvenated U.S.-led robotic spacecraft to visit Jupiter’s moon Europa.NASA’s mission to Europa is scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s to begin a multi-year journey to Jupiter. Once it arrives, the probe will loop into an ever-changing orbit carrying it past Europa dozens of times. Read more... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted April 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I wish I was a bit younger so as to be sure to see all these amazing instruments going operational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zalmoxis Posted April 22, 2015 #3 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Space agencies get along well with one another, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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