Increased Science Return of Long Duration Missions Exploring Distant Environments through Autonomous Spacecraft Design
Whitepaper #257 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: space-based missions/projects; research tools and infrastructure.
by Hadi Madanian, Randal Bryant, Robert Lillis, and Shotaro Sakai
Published onJul 31, 2023
Increased Science Return of Long Duration Missions Exploring Distant Environments through Autonomous Spacecraft Design
This document describes the need for new investments in enabling technologies in preparation for long duration missions exploring distant environments. It describes some of the main technological obstacles in designing exploration missions that can consistently produce science results even at extremely far distances from Earth. It recommends solutions to overcome those obstacles.
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