0h23m08s27f What if NASA Missions Had Access to Far More Energy? TR2016a
Channel: Thorium Remix
Date: 2017-04-22

http://ThoriumRemix.com/ Well what if NASA missions had access to far more energy? 

Most people don't appreciate how little energy NASA has at their disposal to design missions around.

The most exciting missions are not even under consideration because we have no way to power them.

We've got 1 liquid water planet in our solar system, and we've already identified 3 potential hydrospheres that are ice covered and far from the Sun.

Right.

Based on our own immediate experience its a 3:1 ratio. 

Sure, sure. Do we know if any of them are habitable?

We don't, but we gotta go look.

A mission to explore under the ice of Europa would be the ultimate robotic challenge.

Solar is out of the question.
Jupiter is too far from the sun.

And batteries can't hold enough power to melt through a planet's outer shell of ice.

We need something small, lightweight, long lasting and extremely energy dense to power such a mission.

Can I just get my favorite mission which doesn't exist and isn't funded now?

It would be to go to Jupiter's moon Europa. It has an icy outer surface.

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