Thursday, September 12, 2013

Manned exploration of the Saturnian system


The success of the Jupiter missions proved that long range, manned exploration of the solar system was possible. Several further missions are now underway, including the first trip to Saturn - this time using pulsed fusion drives. These allow spacecraft to travel billions of miles in a matter of weeks.
In addition to orbiting the planet itself, the astronauts conduct close-range observation of its moons and rings. Robots are dispatched to the surface of Titan, with samples being taken of its atmosphere and oceans.

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