Congress pushes for Europa missions
A new House budget bill stipulates that NASA fly two unmanned missions to Europa, including a lander, and do it soon.
The bill also includes several hundred million per year for the missions, at least at the beginning. Even though planetary scientists have recommended that NASA do at least one mission to Eurpoa relatively soon, it appears that these missions are the particular pet projects of the committee chairman in Congress.
A new House budget bill stipulates that NASA fly two unmanned missions to Europa, including a lander, and do it soon.
The bill also includes several hundred million per year for the missions, at least at the beginning. Even though planetary scientists have recommended that NASA do at least one mission to Eurpoa relatively soon, it appears that these missions are the particular pet projects of the committee chairman in Congress.