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Triton Hopper
 Artist's concept of the Triton Hopper | |
| Mission type | Reconnaissance |
|---|---|
| Operator | NASA |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Robotic |
| Dry mass | 500 kg[1] |
| Triton lander | |
Triton Hopper is a proposed NASA lander to Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.[2] The idea is to harvest the abundant nitrogen ice on the surface of Triton and use it as propellant for multiple short flights and explore a variety of locations. The concept transitioned in March 2018 to Phase II to refine their designs and explore aspects of implementing the new technology.
- ^ Iannotta, Ben (13 January 2017). "NASA's Far-Out Space Concepts". American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Steven Oleson (7 May 2015). "Triton Hopper: Exploring Neptune's Captured Kuiper Belt Object". NASA Glenn Research Center. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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