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Welcome Guest, posting in this forum requires registration. Forum » Life science » Sampling and research » First probe mission to Europa Hey everyone The first step before launching a crewed mission is to send a robotic mission to Europa. Here's my plan: The probe will be carried by a Falcon 9 to GEO The probe is composed of 3 elements: an orbiter, a lander, and a ROV, each taking 3-4Cubesats units An orbiter: A lander: The ROV: Nuclear power is necessary, as well as ion thrusters. Useful links http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597141632/cat-a-thruster-for-interplanetary-cubesats : the kind of probe we'll send, and a presentation of the thruster The ROV: http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/5518/tiny-submersible-could-search-for-life-in-europas-ocean The mission would be cheap, "easy". The orbiter will be nothing more than a Cubesat with a good antenna, a camera and a tool to measure Europa'ice thickness and find a good spot to land. The lander will be nothing more than a platform with an antenna for the ROV, which will be nothing more than a small heated box with HD cameras. We have to think of the radiations of course. I'm looking forward to write a complete report on that with you, to have a complete mission made of Cubesats to look for life on Europa. All the best, This all sounds very interesting. Hi, I think it might be interesting to launch an open source, crowdsourced project to design the melting probe.
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Pierre-
Estienne
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First probe mission to Europa
on: October 5, 2013, 16:36
Will make a topographic map of Europa and take pictures. It will carry an inflatable antenna to serve as a communication relay.
It will use CAT ION Thruster
Will land on the surface and communicate with Earth with a small antenna directed at the Orbiter
With a heated head. Nuclear heated, with hot water streams clearing the way in front of the probe to avoid being trapped by small dust particles. Linked to the lander by optic fiber. With HD cameras and powerful lights, plus an automated microscope allowing it to search for life.
We can also imagine putting the ROV inside a heated probe.
Pierre
ragdestein
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Re: First probe mission to Europa
on: October 5, 2013, 17:18
Looking forward to reading your report.
Pierre-
Estienne
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Re: First probe mission to Europa
on: July 6, 2014, 23:31
I've been thinking a lot about a robotic mission to Europa, and with the amazing improvements in AUV and Deep Space CubeSats, I think the last technology that remains to be developed is the melting probe to reach Europa's Ocean.
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