
Neptune Odyssey: why we need to visit an ice giant
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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I Direct to Neptune
We would use a centaur upper stage to give us some extra kick. The spacecraft design as it is is about 38 hundred kilograms. You don't have to literally wait for the planets to aline to do this mission. It's not culture, it's how you handle your team meetings. And i'll mentionta strong capability with the s l s or the a falcon heavy,. without having to do a jupiter gravity asist. That frees us up to launch any year.
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