tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post5188546923910722251..comments2024-01-03T20:28:17.727-08:00Comments on Future Planetary Exploration: MarCO: Planetary CubeSats Become RealVan Kanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14227978868817989527noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-76194220712576900942015-08-08T14:39:57.395-07:002015-08-08T14:39:57.395-07:00The NEAScout mission is the first interplanetary C...The NEAScout mission is the first interplanetary CubeSat funded to perform reconnaissance of an NEO. <br />http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/missions/neascout.php<br /><br />Pallas is a bit out of reach for class of spacecraft due to its high inclination (requires a lot of deltaV to reach) and distance to Earth (telecom would be problematic). Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-6639394772734443992015-07-08T17:14:37.538-07:002015-07-08T17:14:37.538-07:00Some people have talked about cubesats going to th...Some people have talked about cubesats going to the ice giants. I really cant see that happening, but what I can see happening are cubesat missions to the Asteroid belt and NEOs. For instance, wouldnt a cubesat mission to Pallas be an idea? Even a flyby.<br /><br />PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270899075443508100.post-747722197225198202015-07-08T10:22:49.252-07:002015-07-08T10:22:49.252-07:00I guess not strictly speaking CubeSats, but I woul...I guess not strictly speaking CubeSats, but I would bring up UNITEC/Shin'en 1 & 2 as examples of interplanetary smallsats...<br /><br />Gunter Krebs has write-ups and links.<br /><br />V/R,<br />GClarknoreply@blogger.com