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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.
Mar 19, 2019 · Scientists representing NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposed a spacecraft and mission on Tuesday at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Texas that would explore Triton,...
Mar 25, 2019 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory proposed on Tuesday at a conference in Texas to send a spacecraft called "Trident" to Triton - with the goal of sussing out whether it's a habitable world.
Feb 27, 2023 · The spacecraft would launch in 2025, arriving at Triton in 2038. It would fly a unique trajectory first identified by Nitin Arora. Trident would go past Venus—using its high gain antenna as a thermal shield—and fly past Earth twice, then head past Jupiter in 2032, bending its orbit to head towards Neptune.
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.
Mar 29, 2019 · The case for Trident: NASA’s shrinking window for a mission to Triton. This little mission with big returns would give scientists a closer look at a moon that may host an environment...
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Mar 31, 2019 · A preliminary design for a robotic mission that could hop its way across the surface of Neptune's moon Triton. (Image credit: NASA Glenn Research Center) To be fair, the Triton Hopper concept...
