Concepts for Future Planetary Science Missions
Concepts for Future Planetary Science Missions
Session ID#: 123480
Session Description:
Planetary science missions of all sizes and types have been increasing in cadence in the last decade, visiting planets, moons and asteroids and comets from the inner to the outer solar system. Future mission architectures are expanding the range of possible sizes, from tiny CubeSat-based spacecraft to large, multi-stage systems such as Mars Sample Return and Europa Lander. New technologies are enabling missions to literally take off: as with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and the Dragonfly Titan rotorcraft. In this session we solicit e-lightening poster presentations focusing on innovative ideas for future planetary missions and related instruments, with a focus on the science enabled.
Index Terms:
6297 Instruments and techniques [PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS]
Primary Convener: Melissa G Trainer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Conveners: Conor A Nixon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Morgan L Cable, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States and Charles Hibbitts, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, United States
Primary Liaison: Melissa G Trainer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
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