I think a Saturn-Phoebe orbiter would make a lot of sense

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pwokenyaw — 1/17/2006 12:44:27 AM (archived)

Saturn has caught for us a KBO in a convenient gravity well. A Saturn orbiter with a Phoebe emphasis could get much more observation time than any KBO flyby, with the added benefit of other targets in the Saturn system. It could even drop penetrators on Phoebe and come back every 2 months to collect data.

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New Horizons is OK to go (so far... so good). - Marcia - 1/15/2006 9:50:32 PM
- Ya gotta be a little proud of a country which will do this!! (n/t) - Bowser - 1/17/2006 6:14:09 AM
- To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - SDF - 1/16/2006 2:36:19 PM
  - re: To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - Doug Ellison - 1/16/2006 3:00:00 PM
    - Someone's gotta monitor its progress on-route! - SDF - 1/17/2006 2:18:36 PM
    - re: To Jupiter in One Year, Slingshot, and Nine More Years to Pluto - lance - 1/16/2006 9:51:13 PM
      - And the wait for a Pluto orbiter... - Adam - 1/16/2006 11:16:24 PM
        
        An orbiter mission is a lot harder than a flyby - Larry J - 1/17/2006 12:23:51 AM
        
        I think a Saturn-Phoebe orbiter would make a lot of sense - pwokenyaw - 1/17/2006 12:44:27 AM
        
        After Cassini, it'll probably be a while before we send another orbiter to Saturn - Larry J - 1/17/2006 2:16:35 PM
        
        re: After Cassini, it'll probably be a while before we send another orbiter to Saturn - Doug Ellison - 1/17/2006 3:56:48 PM
    - Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - LJK - 1/16/2006 5:58:26 PM
      - Updated Coverage from Spaceflight Now - LJK - 1/17/2006 6:09:42 PM
        
        re: Updated Coverage from Spaceflight Now - Marcia - 1/17/2006 6:38:57 PM

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