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Space Policy Edition: Pathfinder and the Birth of the Discovery Program

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

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J P L Is the Dominant Player in Planetary Science

Discovery is one of the few projects in nasa space science history to have not only worked, but survived the long hall. Tike: It's probably time to consider whether we need a new sort of entry level planetary mission programme. I know theres various concepts for and axtually. We had that one experiment with a mar sort of cube sats. So there could be more of the ia, new ideas for for cheaper, very focuse, one instrument kind of missions or something. The flagship is not dead. Opviously it's been declared dead. Therere still sometimes things, we want to do something ambitious, and, you know, like landing a large rover

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