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- Trident won’t need the broad solar arrays that many space missions use. Instead, it will use a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, which taps nuclear decay for power and heating. While such nuclear-powered batteries were broadly used in older missions, NASA now faces a shortage of the plutonium necessary to fuel RTGs.
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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.
Jun 16, 2020 · A new Discovery mission proposal, Trident 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.
Jun 16, 2020 · 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 and will launch later in the decade.
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Mar 29, 2019 · Trident won’t need the broad solar arrays that many space missions use. Instead, it will use a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, which taps nuclear decay for power and...
Feb 15, 2024 · NASA has successfully completed the integration of the TRIDENT drill, the final science instrument, into the VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover), marking a significant milestone in preparation for its lunar mission.
Trident would have taken advantage of an ~13-yr, nearly-ballistic trajectory to Triton, utilizing a timely Jupiter Gravity Assist, to execute a 10-day long encounter in the Neptunian system. Launch was planned for October 2025, with Triton arrival scheduled for December 2038.
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Oct 16, 2024 · PRIME-1, which will be mounted to a lunar lander, is made up of two components – The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain (TRIDENT) and the Mass Spectrometer for Observing Lunar Operations (MSOLO).
