This paper provides key hypotheses to guide future missions to Enceladus for the current decadal cycle and beyond. Enceladus is a high priority target for the fields of astrobiology and […]
Enceladus Orbilander
Posted inEnceladus, Missions & Hardware, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report
Adaptive Science Operations in Deep Space Missions Using Offline Belief State Planning
Deep space missions face extreme communication delays and environmental uncertainty that prevent real-time ground operations.
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Europa, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, NASA Astrobiology Program, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
The NOW NASA Decadal Astrobiology Research and Exploration Strategy NASA-DARES White Paper
Ocean Worlds Exploration and the Search For LifeAuthors: NOW Co-Leads & Steering Committee
Posted inBiosignatures & Paleobiology, Enceladus, Habitable Zones, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, Saturn, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Enceladus Orbilander Flagship Mission
The second-highest priority new Flagship mission in Origins, Worlds, and Life: A Decadal Strategy for Planetary Science and Astrobiology 2023-2032 is the Enceladus Orbilander [1].