The discussion revolves around proposed astrobiology missions targeting moons such as Europa, Titan, and Enceladus. Participants explore the current status of these missions, budgetary constraints, and the potential for future development.
Participants express uncertainty regarding the status of the proposed missions, with no clear consensus on whether they are still viable or have been abandoned.
Limitations include the ambiguity surrounding budgetary constraints and the status of the proposed missions, as well as the implications of NASA's involvement.
I think that NASA is no longer involved because it can't afford it so ESA is looking to either fund it itself or collaborate with another space agency. I guess if it can't do that it will be scraped and replaced with one of the other http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Vision#Large_missions_.28L.29" the project is competing with.skydivephil said:Thanks I note the Wiki page usues the term " was a joint NASa ESA proposal", any diea why use the emphasis on the past tense? Is it not still an option for further development ( for a distant day when budgets are healthier) or has it been rejected ?