Ganymede (moon) Ganymede. The most recent close observations of Ganymede were made by "New Horizons", which recorded topographic and compositional mapping data of Europa and Ganymede during its flyby of Jupiter in 2007 en route to Pluto. The Europa Jupiter System Mission (EJSM) had a proposed launch date in 2020, and was a joint NASA and ESA proposal for exploration of many of Jupiter's moons including Ganymede. In February 2009 it was announced that ESA and NASA had given this mission priority ahead of the Titan Saturn System Mission. EJSM consisted of the NASA-led Jupiter Europa Orbiter, the ESA-led Jupiter Ganymede Orbiter,
The Ganymede Club The Ganymede Club The Ganymede Club is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles Sheffield, published in 1995. A mystery and a thriller, the story unravels in the same universe that Sheffield imagined in "Cold as Ice". Shortly after humanity begins colonisation of the solar system, a trade war sets off vicious civil war that kills billions. The book received favorable reviews from "Library Journal" and "Kirkus Reviews", as well as in the science-fiction press. It was ranked #14 in SF novels in the 1996 "Locus" awards. The novel has been translated into Italian and was published as "Memoria