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JIMO Status, What is the current status of the JIMO mission?
angel1801
post Apr 10 2006, 03:40 PM
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I heard of the JIMO (Jupiter Inner Moons Orbiter) quite a while ago and I've heard no new news about for a very long time. It is still a future mission to Jupiter or has it been canceled?

I heard (in 2005) that the US government will make about 330 pounds of Plutonium-238, costing about 1.5 billlon (US) dollars. I fear this could be the end of the JIMO mission, which would of used a nuclear fission reactor as a power source and to do orbit shaping.


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djellison
post Apr 19 2006, 08:35 AM
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Given the derivation of the new HLV from the Shuttles ET - that seems a little premature doesnt it?

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- angel1801   JIMO Status   Apr 10 2006, 03:40 PM
- - odave   It was effectively cancelled last year.   Apr 10 2006, 06:07 PM
- - ljk4-1   You may find some relevant information here: http...   Apr 10 2006, 09:26 PM
- - vexgizmo   QUOTE (angel1801 @ Apr 10 2006, 09:40 AM)...   Apr 16 2006, 06:26 PM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (vexgizmo @ Apr 16 2006, 06:26 PM) ...   Apr 19 2006, 05:43 AM
- - Analyst   I have never seen this report. This is STRANGE, an...   Apr 18 2006, 02:06 PM
- - BruceMoomaw   I tend to agree with you -- although, IF (and only...   Apr 18 2006, 09:04 PM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (BruceMoomaw @ Apr 18 2006, 09:04 P...   Apr 19 2006, 07:44 AM
|- - BruceMoomaw   QUOTE (Stephen @ Apr 19 2006, 07:44 AM) T...   Apr 19 2006, 02:59 PM
- - edstrick   What the absolute retirement date of the shuttle a...   Apr 19 2006, 08:32 AM
- - djellison   Given the derivation of the new HLV from the Shutt...   Apr 19 2006, 08:35 AM
- - edstrick   No... the lead time on shuttle-specific hardware c...   Apr 19 2006, 09:52 AM

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