Deconstructing JIMO

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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.

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The future of space transportation

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Plans to replace the aging space shuttle program with something that more appropriately integrates current technology, as well as spurring next-generation innovations, are discussed.

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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.

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