[BAA Comets] ESA comet interceptor

[Richard Miles]

Thanks Nick for flagging this amazing news.

Am really pleased for Colin and the rest of the folk who put in the bid for 
this ambitious space venture.
Something to give additional impetus to comet discovery efforts.
It will definitely help to keep Comets in the limelight for sure!

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nick James" <ndj at nickdjames.com>
To: "BAA Comets discussion list" <comets-disc at britastro.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 6:33 PM
Subject: [BAA Comets] ESA comet interceptor


> At the Comet Section meeting last month Dr. Colin Snodgrass talked about 
> potential future cometary missions. You can watch the video here:
>
> https://britastro.org/video/15371
>
> ESA have today announced that one of the most exciting of these missions, 
> the F-class Comet Interceptor mission, has been selected and should launch 
> in the mid-2020s. It will wait at L2 until a suitable dynamically new 
> comet is discovered and will then head off for a fast flyby as the comet 
> moves through 1au.
>
> http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet
>
> Congratulations to Colin and the rest of the team involved in this 
> exciting mission.
>
> Nick.
>
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