Robert Clark
2018-04-25 11:29:24 UTC
My opinion is we will soon launch missions to land on Europa and the other
water-bearing moons of the Solar System. Some methods it could be
accomplished in a low cost way are described here:
Sample Return Missions from Enceladus, Europa, Titan, Ceres, page 1.
https://exoscientist.blogspot.com/2014/04/sample-return-missions-from-enceladus.html
Low cost Europa lander missions.
https://exoscientist.blogspot.com/2015/02/low-cost-europa-lander-missions.html
Scientists are increasingly coming to the opinion such water-bearing moons
are likely to harbor life. If so, then humanity will have to come to grips
with the idea of life on other worlds. How will we deal with that?
Arthur C. Clarke famously discussed the discovery of life on Europa in
"2010". And the recent film "Europa Report" did also.
However, I'm looking for more in depth examinations of the effect of the
discovery on life on Europa in science fiction. Things like, how we as
humanity would respond to the discovery? And, if Europa had intelligent
life, how would humans interact with them?
Anyone know of any stories like that?
Bob Clark
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Single-stage-to-orbit was already shown possible 50 years ago
with the Titan II first stage.
In fact, contrary to popular belief SSTO's are actually easy.
Just use the most efficient engines and stages at the same time,
and the result will automatically be SSTO.
Blog: Http://Exoscientist.blogspot.com
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water-bearing moons of the Solar System. Some methods it could be
accomplished in a low cost way are described here:
Sample Return Missions from Enceladus, Europa, Titan, Ceres, page 1.
https://exoscientist.blogspot.com/2014/04/sample-return-missions-from-enceladus.html
Low cost Europa lander missions.
https://exoscientist.blogspot.com/2015/02/low-cost-europa-lander-missions.html
Scientists are increasingly coming to the opinion such water-bearing moons
are likely to harbor life. If so, then humanity will have to come to grips
with the idea of life on other worlds. How will we deal with that?
Arthur C. Clarke famously discussed the discovery of life on Europa in
"2010". And the recent film "Europa Report" did also.
However, I'm looking for more in depth examinations of the effect of the
discovery on life on Europa in science fiction. Things like, how we as
humanity would respond to the discovery? And, if Europa had intelligent
life, how would humans interact with them?
Anyone know of any stories like that?
Bob Clark
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Single-stage-to-orbit was already shown possible 50 years ago
with the Titan II first stage.
In fact, contrary to popular belief SSTO's are actually easy.
Just use the most efficient engines and stages at the same time,
and the result will automatically be SSTO.
Blog: Http://Exoscientist.blogspot.com
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