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NASA made the NEXT ion thruster technology available for proposals for the thirteenth Discovery Program mission.[1]
Main article: Selection of Discovery Mission 13 and 14

Lucy and Psyche are the 13th and 14th Discovery missions, respectively.[2][3]

In February 2014, NASA released a Discovery Program 'Draft Announcement of Opportunity' for launch readiness date of December 31, 2021.[4] The main mission was budgeted for up to 450 million USD, with various conditions but also bonuses available beyond this to support advancement of various technologies.[1][5][6]

  • An additional $30 million available if it attempts to demonstrate laser communication (as opposed to radio communication) in space, by sending data with lasers beyond one lunar distance (distance from Earth to the Moon).[6][7][8]
  • An additional $10 million available if it demonstrates a 3D woven heat shield[6]
  • An additional $5 million available if it incorporates the miniaturized Deep Space Atomic Clock[6]
  • The NEXT xenon ion thruster[9] and a radioisotope heater unit are also available for the mission without additional incentives.[6]

For the first time, the $450 million cost cap will not include post-launch operations expenses.[10] The final requirements were released on November 5, 2014; amongst other things they clarified the laser communication package was not a requirement but, if included, could grant a budgetary bonus.[11]

On September 30, 2015, NASA selected five mission concepts—DAVINCI, VERITAS, Lucy, NEOcam and Psyche—as semifinalists.[12][13] Each of the five semifinalists received $3 million for one-year of further study and concept refinement.[8][14]

On January 4, 2017, Lucy and Psyche were selected as the 13th and 14th Discovery missions, respectively.[2][3]

The deadline for proposals was February 16, 2015 and may have included some of the following mission candidates:[10][15]

Saturn system
Jupiter system
  • Io Volcano Observer — a mission to explore Io's active volcanism and impact on the Jupiter system as a whole by measuring its global heat flow, its induced magnetic field, the temperature of its lava, and the composition of its atmosphere, volcanic plumes, and lavas.[19]
  • Advanced Jovian Asteroid eXplorer (AJAX) — a mission to a single Jupiter trojan[20]
Venus
Concept art of VERITAS orbiter at Venus
  • Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging (DAVINCI)− Atmospheric probe to Venus that would study the chemical composition of its atmosphere during a 63-minute descent. Selected as one of five finalists in September 2015.
  • Radar at Venus (RAVEN) - High-resolution mapping of Venus[21]
  • Venus Atmosphere and Surface Explorer (VASE)— would measure the complete inventory of atmospheric noble gas and light stable isotopes and provide the first complete atmospheric structure profile from clouds to surface of temperature, pressure and wind.[22]
  • Venus Emissivity, Radio Science, InSAR Topography and Spectroscopy (VERITAS)— Orbiter that would produce global, high resolution topography and imaging of Venus' surface and global surface composition. Selected as one of five finalists in September 2015.
Mars system
Asteroid, comet, and lunar proposals
Lucy concept art
  • Binary Asteroid in-situ Explorer (BASiX)— a mission to visit a binary asteroid and set off small explosions to see how they affect the movement of both objects.[28]
  • Comet Radar Explorer (CORE)
  • Dark Asteroid Rendezvous (DARe)— a mission to visit up to nine asteroids using a spacecraft equipped with ion propulsion.[29]
  • Lucy — would perform the first reconnaissance of the Jupiter trojan asteroids. Some possible reported targets would be 3548 Eurybates, 21900 Orus, 11351 Leucus, the binary 617 Patroclus with its companion Menoetius, and main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.[30][31] Selected as one of five finalists in September 2015.
  • Moon Age and Regolith Explorer (MARE)[32][33]
  • NanoSWARM — CubeSat mission to study space weathering, lunar magnetism, lunar water and small-scale magnetospheres.
  • Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCam)— is a space infrared telescope designed to survey the Solar System for potentially hazardous asteroids. Selected as one of five finalists in September 2015.
  • Proteus – mission to 238P/Read, a main-belt comet[34]
  • Psyche — orbiter to 16 Psyche, the most massive metallic asteroid in the asteroid belt, thought to be exposed iron core of a protoplanet.[35] Selected as one of five finalists in September 2015.
  • Kuiper Telescope — this would target multiple objects, including the giant planets, their satellites, and small bodies with a 1.2-meter diameter mirror space telescope placed at Earth L2 point.[36]

References

  1. ^ a b Kane, Van (February 20, 2014). "Boundaries for the Next Discovery Mission Selection". Future Planets. Archived from the original on March 7, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference nasataps was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System". January 4, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "NASA Discovery Program Draft Announcement of Opportunity". NASA Science Mission Directorate. SpaceRef. February 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "NASA Discovery Program Draft Announcement of Opportunity". SpaceRef. February 19, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e "The DAVINCI spacecraft". Phys.org. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  7. ^ NASA Drops Laser Comm Requirement From Discovery Solicitation. Space News, Dan Leone. November 5, 2014
  8. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (February 24, 2014). "NASA receives proposals for new planetary science mission". Space Flight Now. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  9. ^ Clark, Stephen (March 3, 2015). "NASA eyes ion engines for Mars orbiter launching in 2022". Space Flight Now. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Clark, Stephen (April 6, 2015). "Diverse destinations considered for new interplanetary probe". Space Flight Now. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  11. ^ "NASA Drops Laser Comm Requirement From Discovery Solicitation". SpaceNews.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  12. ^ Stephen Clark. "NASA might pick two Discovery missions, but at a price". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  13. ^ Brown, Dwayne C.; Cantillo, Laurie (September 30, 2015). "NASA Selects Investigations for Future Key Planetary Mission". NASA News. Washington, D.C. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Kane, Van (December 2, 2014). "Selecting the Next Creative Idea for Exploring the Solar System". Planetary Society. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  15. ^ "NASA Sorting Through Latest Discovery Proposals". Spacenews.com. February 23, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  16. ^ Enceladus life finder: the search for life in a habitable moon. Geophysical Research Abstracts. Vol. 17, EGU2015-14923, 2015 EGU General Assembly 2015.
  17. ^ Kane, Van (April 3, 2014). "Discovery Missions for an Icy Moon with Active Plumes". The Planetary Society. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  18. ^ "LIFE: Life Investigation For Enceladus: A Sample Return Mission Concept in Search for Evidence of Life" (PDF). Astrobiology. 12: 730–742. Bibcode:2012AsBio..12..730T. doi:10.1089/ast.2011.0813.
  19. ^ Io Volcano Observer (IVO). Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 11, EGU2009-6448-1, 2009. EGU General Assembly 2009.
  20. ^ John F. Mustard; Scott L. Murchie; Andrew S. Rivkin; Douglas A. Eng; Elena Y. Adams; Patrick N. Peplowski; David J. Lawrence; Goestar Klingelhoefer (June 9–11, 2015). The Advanced Jovian Asteroid Explorer (PDF). 11th Low Cost Planetary Missions Conference.
  21. ^ RAVEN - High-resolution Mapping of Venus within a Discovery Mission Budget
  22. ^ Venus Atmosphere and Surface Explorer. American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #46, #214.15 (2014)
  23. ^ a b c MERLIN: The Creative Choices Behind a Proposal to Explore the Martian Moons (Merlin and PADME info also)
  24. ^ Phobos And Deimos & Mars Environment (PADME). 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2014).
  25. ^ McKay, Christopher P.; Stoker, Carol R.; Glass, Brian J.; Davé, Arwen I.; Davila, Alfonso F.; Heldmann, Jennifer L.; Marinova, Margarita M.; Fairen, Alberto G.; Quinn, Richard C.; Zacny, Kris A.; Paulsen, Gale; Smith, Peter H.; Parro, Victor; Andersen, Dale T.; Hecht, Michael H.; Lacelle, Denis; Pollard, Wayne H. (April 5, 2013). "The Icebreaker Life Mission to Mars: A Search for Biomolecular Evidence for Life". Astrobiology. 13 (4): 334–353. Bibcode:2013AsBio..13..334M. doi:10.1089/ast.2012.0878. PMID 23560417.
  26. ^ Choi, Charles Q. (May 16, 2013). "Icebreaker Life Mission". Astrobiology Magazine. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  27. ^ McKay, C. P.; Stoker, Carol R.; Glass, Brian J.; Davé, Arwen I.; Davila, Alfonso F.; Heldmann, Jennifer L.; Marinova, Margarita M.; Fairen, Alberto G.; Quinn, Richard C.; Zacny, Kris A.; Paulsen, Gale; Smith, Peter H.; Parro, Victor; Andersen, Dale T.; Hecht, Michael H.; Lacelle, Denis; Pollard, Wayne H. (2012), "The Icebreaker Life Mission to Mars: A Search for Biochemical Evidence for Life", Concepts and Approaches for Mars Exploration (PDF), Lunar and Planetary Institute, archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2013 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ Binary Asteroid in-situ Explorer Mission (BASiX): A Mission Concept to Explore a Binary Near Earth Asteroid System. 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2014)
  29. ^ Dark Asteroid Rendezvous (DARe). 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015)
  30. ^ jobs (March 16, 2015). "Five Solar System sights NASA should visit : Nature News & Comment". Nature.com. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  31. ^ Dreier, Casey; Lakdawalla, Emily (September 30, 2015). "NASA announces five Discovery proposals selected for further study". The Planetary Society. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  32. ^ "Dating moon rocks accurately with new design mass spectrometer - News". SpectroscopyNOW.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  33. ^ Hurlbert, Eric; Morehead, Robert; Melcher, John C.; Atwell, Matt (2016). Integrated Pressure-Fed Liquid Oxygen / Methane Propulsion Systems – Morpheus Experience, MARE, and Future Applications (PDF). NASA CASI. NASA Johnson Space Center.
  34. ^ "PROTEUS – A MISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE ORIGIN OF EARTH'S WATER: CREATING HABITABLE WORLDS" (PDF). Astrobiology Science Conference 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  35. ^ JOURNEY TO A METAL WORLD: CONCEPT FOR A DISCOVERY MISSION TO PSYCHE. (PDF) 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2014)
  36. ^ "Kuiper : A Discovery-Class Observatory for Outer Solar System Giant Planets, Satellites, & Small Bodies" (PDF). Lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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