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Trident. (spacecraft) Trident is a space mission concept to the outer planets proposed in 2019 to NASA 's Discovery Program. [3][4] The concept includes flybys of Jupiter and Neptune with a focus on Neptune's largest moon Triton. In 2020, Trident was selected along with three other Discovery proposals for further study, with two expected to be ...
Jun 16, 2020 · The spacecraft would use the gravitational pull of Jupiter as a slingshot straight to Triton for an extended 13-day encounter in 2038. “The mission designers and navigators are so good at this,” said JPL’s William Frazier, project systems engineer of Trident.
Feb 27, 2023 · The Trident team proposed a standard suite of instruments for the spacecraft. Unlike the instruments used on the New Horizons mission, these would not have to operate at low power during the flyby. Instead, the spacecraft would carry batteries that would be charged by RTGs. This approach would have kept the instrument cost lower than New Horizons.
Mar 7, 2020 · The Trident mission concept is an excellent case study in “design to cost”: we show how exploration of Triton under Discovery is made possible by radioisotope power combined with a rare, extremely efficient Jupiter gravity assist, enabling a simple, lowmass spacecraft design on a ballistic trajectory.
Jun 16, 2020 · A new mission competing for selection under NASA's Discovery Program aims to untangle these mysteries. Called Trident, like the three-pronged spear carried by the ancient Roman sea god Neptune, the team is one of four that is developing concept studies for new missions. Up to two will be selected by summer 2021 to become a full-fledged mission ...
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The science objectives of the Trident mission encompassed an in-depth interior-to-exterior set of objectives, focused on multiple outstanding questions resulting from the 1989 encounter of Voyager 2, and subsequent analysis.Ball Aerospace Corp. was tasked with building the Trident spacecraft, with JPL responsible for providing Engineering Support (Mission Design & Navigation, Mission Planning ...
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Jun 16, 2020 · June 16, 2020. A new mission competing for selection under NASA's Discovery Program would explore Neptune's largest moon, Triton, which is potentially an ocean world with liquid water under its icy crust. Trident aims to answer the questions outlined in the graphic illustration above. The questions fall under Trident's three main goals.
