Boeing submits design proposal for Jupiter probe

Source URL: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0407/27jimo/
Posted at: http://www.air-attack/com/news/news_article/170

Boeing has delivered its conceptual design proposal for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO), a spacecraft that could become the nation's first nuclear-fission-powered exploration vehicle with technologies applicable to future Mars and lunar missions.

The JIMO reactor would provide more than 100 times more usable onboard power than has been available to previous science probes and demonstrate nuclear reactors can be operated safely and reliably in space to provide electrical power needed for propulsion and scientific exploration.

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