NASA's New ION Engine Ready for Missions in Space

CLEVELAND -- A small robotic surveyor arrives to explore a near-Earth asteroid. Another robotic spacecraft is returning to Earth with a pristine comet surface sample. Meanwhile, a robotic explorer is approaching Uranus, carrying scientific instruments that will allow us to learn more about our solar system. What do all these mission concepts have in common?

These scenarios, analyzed and recommended by the planetary science community in its recent study "Visons and Voyages for Planetary Scien [...]

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