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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Europa Clipper on a mission to Jupiter's ocean moon. Liftoff from launch complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space...
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Jun 18, 2020 · The proposed launch date in October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026) would take advantage of a once-in-a-13-year window, when Earth is properly aligned with Jupiter. The spacecraft would use the gravitational pull of Jupiter as a slingshot straight to Triton for an extended 13-day encounter in 2038.
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Jun 16, 2020 · Up to two will be selected by summer 2021 to become a full-fledged mission and will launch later in the decade. Investigating how Triton has changed over time would give scientists a better understanding of how solar system bodies evolve and work.
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.
WATCH LIVE: NASA and Boeing launch first crewed Starliner mission to International Space Station. PBS NewsHour. 4.28M subscribers. Subscribed. 480. PBS is an American public broadcast...
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Watch live video from the International Space Station, including inside views when the crew aboard the space station is on duty. Views of Earth are also streamed from an external camera located...
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The Neptune Odyssey mission concept is a Flagship-class orbiter and atmospheric probe to the Neptune–Triton system. This bold mission of exploration would orbit an ice-giant planet to study the planet, its rings, small satellites, space environment, and the planet-sized moon Triton.