THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES of Science, Engineering and Medicine have released the decadal survey for the planetary science and astrobiology community, providing marching orders for solar system exploration through 2032. The decadal survey prioritized the development of a new flagship mission: the Uranus Orbiter and Probe. Costing on the order of $1 billion, this mission would send a Cassini-style spacecraft to the ice giant and its moons and will include a probe to enter the atmosphere. (Uranus won out over Neptune due to launch and trajectory logistics.)
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