The search for life outside Earth's protected atmosphere is a compelling testament to the quest by mankind to determine if "we" are alone in the universe. The phenomenal success of the NASA Galileo spacecraft has indicated that the moons of Jupiter, and most notably Europa, may indeed contain subsurface liquid under an icy surface. This speculation of a salty liquid subsurface fuels expert opinions that biological products may exist. The Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts (RASC) effort at Langley Research Center, initiated by NASA Headquarters, pushes NASA and the Aerospace/Science community to target advanced evolutionary technology usage to provide a Europa Lander concept targeted for completion within the next 50 years. The study effort indicates the use of certain advanced technologies to achieve a subsurface penetrator and liquid explorer in the approximately 2040 timeframe.


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    Title :

    Exobiological Exploration of Europa (E3) Europa Lander


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    The World Space Congress - 2002 ; 2002 ; Houston, TX, United States
    53rd International Astronautical Congress ; 2002 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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