Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter(JIMO) News Archive

Research Council Report Questions NASA Nuclear Propulsion Program
Posted on: Thu Sep 1st, 2005 | aviationnow.ecnext.com

A new report from the National Academies' National Research Council questions NASA's ongoing effort to develop spacecraft nuclear propulsion systems, recommending the agency study the technologies in more depth to ensure they will be worth the investment.

Ion Thrusters Propel NASA into Future
Posted on: Sat May 28th, 2005 | nasa.gov

We are a curious species with amazing capacities to imagine and dream. We wonder about what we cannot see, are fascinated by what we do not know and are driven to explore.

NASA's Prometheus: Fire, Smoke And Mirrors
Posted on: Thu Apr 7th, 2005 | space.com

NASA's Prometheus program to employ nuclear reactors in space is a work in progress – viewed as a key building block of the space agency's vision for space exploration.

TSR: Revisiting Project Orion
Posted on: Mon Jan 24th, 2005 | thespacereview.com

While NASA grapples with a new nuclear power initiative, Project Prometheus, an older and more powerful alternative exists. Sam Dinkin looks at the feasibility of relaunching Orion.

Prometheus Pre-empted? New Nuclear Fission Missions Evaluated
Posted on: Sun Dec 12th, 2004 | space.com

NASA is reviewing a list of fission-powered missions that could pre-empt the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) effort now being eyed for space travel no sooner than 2015.