 An artist's impression of NASA's Europa Orbiter above the surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa | |
| Mission type | Europa orbiter |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Mission duration | Cancelled |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 900 kg (2,000 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2003 |
| Rocket | Space Shuttle |
| Europa orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 2007 (proposed) |
| Large Strategic Science Missions Planetary Science Division | |
The Europa Orbiter [1] was a planned NASA mission to Jupiter's Moon Europa, that was cancelled in 2002.[2] Its main objectives included determining the presence or absence of a subsurface ocean and identifying candidate sites for future lander missions.[3] Europa Orbiter received pre-project funding in 1998, and resulted from NASA's Fire and Ice project.[3]
- ^ The Europa Orbiter Mission Design
- ^ "NASA Kills Europa Orbiter". Space.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Europa Orbiter".