Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Mission to Ganymede more tricky than expected Russia's proposed landing mission to Ganymede was discussed extensively last week at an international meeting hosted by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The mission to explore, and perhaps to drill, the Solar system's largest moon, presumably in close cooperation with the European Space Agency, would be a major challenge for Russia's space and science industries. The project is generally approved, but success is far from assured.The mission to Ganymede, now better known by the simple name of “Ganymede Lander”, is the latest reincarnation of Russia's contribution to the Laplas project, promoted by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the early 2000s. With Laplas becoming the single-spacecraft project JUICE (JUpiter ICy moon Explorer, until christened officially), Russian plans have also undergone major changes, although their main objective, sending a lander to Jupiter's biggest moon, remained intact. The initial aim was to explore Europa, a smaller Jovian moon, where there is an ocean of liquid water beneath its frozen surface (around 10 km thick) and is therefore considered a good prospect for the exploration of habitable conditions. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted March 19, 2013 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I expect you'd have to change buses too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted March 19, 2013 #3 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I expect you'd have to change buses too. Yeah, the old Number 5 just doesn't go all the way anymore... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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