Prometheus,substitute to JIMO

danielj · Post #1by **danielj** » 11.11.2005, 02:10

Is Prometheus the substitute of the Jupiter Icy Moon Orbiter?When will be launch and what??s the differences between the new and the previous mission?
I am relieved that we will still explore the galilean moons in a near future...

Malenfant · Post #2by **Malenfant** » 11.11.2005, 02:26

I thought Prometheus was the name of the R&D project that would ultimately result in nuclear-powered (as in, reactor not RTG) spacecraft. It's not an actual mission AFAIK.

danielj · Post #3by **danielj** » 11.11.2005, 02:32

Don??t you think is absurd that JIMO was cancelled?Even the unmanned missions are going down.Soon,the NASA will be irrelevant,unfourtanetelly.

Malenfant wrote:I thought Prometheus was the name of the R&D project that would ultimately result in nuclear-powered (as in, reactor not RTG) spacecraft. It's not an actual mission AFAIK.

Malenfant · Post #4by **Malenfant** » 11.11.2005, 03:06

Nothing NASA does surprises me anymore.