NASA is studying a futuristic mission concept that could one day become the first spacecraft to collect and analyze material directly from Saturn’s iconic rings. Known as Mission PRAXIS—short for Planetary Rings Autonomous Exploration with In-situ Sampling—the proposal has been selected for Phase I study under NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. The program supports early-stage, high-risk concepts that could shape future space ex…
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