Planetary Society Blog for Tuesday 2 December 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Selecting the Next Creative Idea for Exploring the Solar System

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 05:39 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...y-mission.html

With the release of the official Announcement of Opportunity (AO) early in
November, NASA has officially begun the competition to select its next low
cost ($450M) Discovery program planetary mission. Because planetary
scientists are free to propose missions to any destination in the solar
system other than the sun and Earth, these competitions bring out the
creativity in the planetary science program.

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Your Timeline of Events for Orion's Maiden Voyage

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 02:39 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason...-timeline.html

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is ready to embark on its maiden voyage this
Thursday. Here is a timeline of events.

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Dawn Journal: Looking Ahead at Ceres

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:51 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest...-at-ceres.html

This month, Marc Rayman looks ahead to some upcoming activities for Dawn as
it approaches the dwarf planet Ceres.

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"Wanderers": A Glorious New Film About Where We May Voyage

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 12:14 PM PST
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/mat-k...-new-film.html

Mat Kaplan gives his take on the stunningly beautiful short film that's
been making the rounds on the internet, "Wanderers," by Erik Wernquist.