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{{Short description|Proposed mission to the Sun}}'''Sundiver''' was a proposed space mission to crash a probe into the [[Sun]], while sending back data to [[Earth]] before burning up. It was proposed as a design study by the [[Australian Academy of Science]]'s [[National Committee for Space Science]] as a Flagship mission to kick-start an Australian space program. The design study was proposed as a five-year study from 2011-2015 with a complement of 10 PhDs, budgeted at a cost of $10 M (Australian), leading to a Go/NoGo Decision in 2015.
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'''Sundiver''' was a proposed space mission to crash a probe into the [[Sun]], while sending back data to [[Earth]] before burning up. It was proposed as a design study by the [[Australian Academy of Science]]'s National Committee for Space Science as a Flagship mission to kick-start an Australian space program. The design study was proposed as a five-year study from 2011-2015 with a complement of 10 PhDs, budgeted at a cost of $10 M (Australian), leading to a Go/NoGo Decision in 2015.


The mission would have been comparable, in its close approach to the Sun, to the NASA [[Parker Solar Probe]] mission, although it would have only made a single pass into the solar corona.
The mission would have been comparable, in its close approach to the Sun, to the NASA [[Parker Solar Probe]] mission, although it would have only made a single pass into the solar corona.
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* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22527985-30417,00.html Article] in [[The Australian]] announcing plans
* [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22527985-30417,00.html Article] in [[The Australian]] announcing plans
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111117155406/http://science.org.au/natcoms/nc-space/documents/nc-space-decadal-plan.pdf Decadal Plan for Australian Space Science] (Sundiver proposal begins on page 90)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111117155406/http://science.org.au/natcoms/nc-space/documents/nc-space-decadal-plan.pdf Decadal Plan for Australian Space Science] (Sundiver proposal begins on page 90)
* [https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/national-committees-science/national-committee-for-space-and-radio-science National Committee for Space and Radio Science]


[[Category:Spaceflight]]
[[Category:Spaceflight]]

Latest revision as of 11:42, 25 July 2023

Sundiver was a proposed space mission to crash a probe into the Sun, while sending back data to Earth before burning up. It was proposed as a design study by the Australian Academy of Science's National Committee for Space Science as a Flagship mission to kick-start an Australian space program. The design study was proposed as a five-year study from 2011-2015 with a complement of 10 PhDs, budgeted at a cost of $10 M (Australian), leading to a Go/NoGo Decision in 2015.

The mission would have been comparable, in its close approach to the Sun, to the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission, although it would have only made a single pass into the solar corona.

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