Deconstructing JIMO

Article Abstract:

The reasons behind shelving NASA's Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO), which would launch on an unprecedented tour of three of Jupiter's icy Moons, Callisto, Ganymede and Europa, are described. NASA is planning to conduct a series of complex ground tests and if all goes well, it expects to fly its first reactor-powered in-space demonstration in 2014 and it has also postponed the idea of deconstructing JIMO in favor of a less challenging demonstration.

Author: Berger, Brian
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 2005
Strategy & planning, Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, Planning, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Company business planning

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A starship to visit a neighbor

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Designs and concepts for spacecraft capable of supporting long range voyages to distant exosolar planetary systems are analyzed.

Author: Lindsey, Clark S.
Publisher: National Space Society
Publication Name: Ad Astra
Subject: Astronomy
ISSN: 1041-102X
Year: 2003
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Space Vehicles, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Discovery and exploration, Spacecraft, Space ships

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Subjects list: United States, Outer space, Space exploration
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