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NASA has selected three finalists to fly under the Discovery Program, which launches relatively cheap exploration missions. Despite how each idea has great potential, only one mission will be fully funded to fly in 2016:
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiME]Titan Mare Explorer (TiME)[/ame] — A watercraft that will drift along and explore a sea, and possibly shoreline, of Titan.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight]GEMS/InSight[/ame] — A stationary lander that will probe into the surface of Mars to explore its geologic history.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hopper]Comet Hopper (CHopper)[/ame] — A mission to orbit and hop around a comet while collecting data.
Which mission do you think is the best choice and why?
InSight won the final round, and its own mission thread is located here: http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=28769
I'm trying to re-purpose this thread instead of creating a new one with some news on a new Titan boat proposal.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiME]Titan Mare Explorer (TiME)[/ame] — A watercraft that will drift along and explore a sea, and possibly shoreline, of Titan.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight]GEMS/InSight[/ame] — A stationary lander that will probe into the surface of Mars to explore its geologic history.
[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Hopper]Comet Hopper (CHopper)[/ame] — A mission to orbit and hop around a comet while collecting data.
Which mission do you think is the best choice and why?
InSight won the final round, and its own mission thread is located here: http://orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?t=28769
I'm trying to re-purpose this thread instead of creating a new one with some news on a new Titan boat proposal.
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