IGF::OT::IGFTASK ORDER ENTITLED EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A MISSION CONCEPTS ASSESSMENT. THE EUROPA LANDER PR…

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IGF::OT::IGFTASK ORDER ENTITLED EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A MISSION CONCEPTS ASSESSMENT. THE EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A STUDY HAS BEEN DIRECTED BY NASA TO THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY SOLAR SYSTEM EXPLORATION DIRECTORATE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE EUROPA LANDER PRE-PHASE A STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A SURFACE MISSION CONCEPT FOR JUPITERS MOON, EUROPA, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE MOONS POTENTIAL EXTANT LIFE AND HABITABILITY. A LANDER MISSION WOULD BE LAUNCHED NO EARLIER THAN 2025, ON AN SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM. THE INITIAL MISSION CONCEPT REVIEW RESULTED IN A CONCEPT THAT IS MOST LIKELY NOT SUPPORTABLE DUE TO EXPECTED COST. AN INDEPENDENT TEAM HAS BEEN FORMED TO ASSESS OTHER POTENTIAL MISSION CONCEPTS IN TERMS OF SCIENTIFIC VALUE, COST FEASIBILITY, RISK, AND OTHER FACTORS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK IS TO OBTAIN SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF MISSION CONCEPTS AND TRADES, AND PREPARE REPORTS AND/OR BRIEFINGS.