Space-X has developed a new upgraded version of its Dragon capsule that they call Dragon-2. This has built in rocket engines for descent and the company thinks that it is capable of landing on most bodies in the Solar system.
So to test out its capabilities, Space-X plans to send an unmanned one on a one-way mission to land on Mars. NASA will assist with its deep space communications network and in providing the scientific payload the capsule will carry.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/27/spa...s-in-2018/
I'd like to see them go to Saturn's big moon Titan with its seas of liquid methane, or to any of the larger Jovian moons.
So to test out its capabilities, Space-X plans to send an unmanned one on a one-way mission to land on Mars. NASA will assist with its deep space communications network and in providing the scientific payload the capsule will carry.
http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/04/27/spa...s-in-2018/
I'd like to see them go to Saturn's big moon Titan with its seas of liquid methane, or to any of the larger Jovian moons.