NASA Evaluating Industry Proposals For JIMO Spacecraft

Posted on: Aug. 10th, 2004 || Source: aviationnow.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is evaluating industry proposals for the preliminary design of the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) spacecraft, in anticipation of awarding a contract by October.

Teams led by Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman submitted their final proposals last month, according to Ray Taylor, acting director for Project Prometheus at NASA's Office of Exploration Systems. In collaboration with JPL, the winning team will create a preliminary design for the spacecraft, which NASA plans to launch sometime in the next decade.

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