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Europa Selected As Target of Next Flagship Mission

Posted by samzenpus on from the my-favorite-moon dept.

volcanopele writes "NASA and the European Space Agency announced today that they have selected the Europa/Jupiter System Mission as the next large mission to the outer solar system. For the last year, the Europa mission has been in competition with a proposal to send a mission to Saturn's moon Titan, as reported on Slashdot earlier. The Europa Mission includes two orbiters: one developed by NASA to orbit the icy moon Europa and another developed by ESA to orbit the solar system's largest moon, Ganymede. Both orbiters would spend up to 2.5 years in orbit around Jupiter before settling into orbit around their respective targets, studying Jupiter's satellites, rings, and of course the planet itself. The mission is scheduled to launch in 2020 and arrive at Jupiter in 2025 and 2026."

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  1. No! by obeythefist · · Score: 5, Funny

    All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there.

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    1. Re:No! by wonmon · · Score: 4, Funny

      All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there.

      First post together. First post in peace.

    2. Re:No! by adavies42 · · Score: 4, Funny

      i see the 2010 fan is still reading /.

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  2. 2001 by jaavaaguru · · Score: 3, Funny

    Watch out for the monolith!

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  3. Needed tags... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "alltheseworlds" or "monolith"

    1. Re:Needed tags... by oldspewey · · Score: 3, Funny

      How about "icantdothatdave"

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  4. Unfortunately by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to a typo the mission was programmed to land in Europe instead.

    1. Re:Unfortunately by MobileTatsu-NJG · · Score: 5, Funny

      Due to a typo the mission was programmed to land in Europe instead.

      ... our mission to find intelligent life continues.

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  5. Really? by poity · · Score: 2, Funny

    European Space Agency picks the planetoid named after Europe? Who didn't see this coming?

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  6. Re:awww no landing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I see nothing wrong with it. So long as they use my sperm. I'm just saying.

  7. Why not? by r00t · · Score: 4, Funny

    While I'm optimistic that this will happen someday, I'm sad that I won't see it in my lifetime.

    Do you have some sort of terminal illness? Are you thinking of killing yourself? Did you publish something negative about Putin?

    Maybe you'll make it.

    We can rebuild you. We have the technology. Better than you were before. Better, stronger, faster.

  8. Cost cutting measures? by MemoryDragon · · Score: 2, Funny

    After all a trip to Europe is cheaper than a trip to the moon ;-)