Mission to Europa for both Manned and Unmanned Exploration Today!
Keywords:
Europa habitation mission, GENKEV, Pwyll crater.Abstract
This article is a set of well-organized plan formulated for a mission to Europa, which holds promise of water. The plan was deduced upon careful examination of Europa’s topography, in-situ data for various interference of space weather on the icy crust and minimal technical requirements for a successful study of various parameters to setup life support system and better understanding of Europa. Various power generation techniques have been suggested while utilizing the already available resources on Europa. Various instruments, radiation protection materials and vehicles have been suggested for a better exploration of the moon.
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