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user-inactivated  ·  3377 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Looks like more missions to Jupiter are coming down the pike

That acronym seems really forced. That said, 2030 doesn't seem that far away. If this happens, it'll be cool to see what new discoveries we'll make.





user-inactivated  ·  3377 days ago  ·  link  ·  

MESSENGER is very forced.

user-inactivated  ·  3377 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Man. Five bucks says they named the probe first, then worked on figuring out what the acronym should stand for.

user-inactivated  ·  3377 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I love the thought of a bunch of rocket scientists sitting in a bar drinking craft beer and hammering out acronyms.