NASA plans to send new robot to Jupiter
Washington (UPI) March 29, 2004
NASA's new strategy for sending humans back to the moon or onward to Mars includes employing a race of advanced robots -- some of which will be tested within five years -- on interplanetary jaunts to the farthest locations in the solar system.
Los Alamos Hopes To Lead New Era Of Nuclear Space Tranportion With Jovian Mission
Albuquerque - Feb 11, 2004
A planned U.S. mission to investigate three ice-covered moons of Jupiter will demand fast-paced research, fabrication and realistic non-nuclear testing of a prototype nuclear reactor within two years, says a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist.
Boeing Selects Leader for Nuclear Space Systems Program
Chicago - Sep 25, 2003
Boeing has selected Dr. Joe Mills to lead the company's effort on the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) program, part of a NASA initiative to develop nuclear power and electric propulsion technologies to revolutionize space exploration.
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Boeing-Led Team to Study Nuclear-Powered Space Systems
Chicago - Aug 01, 2003
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has awarded a contract to a Boeing-led team to study deep space propulsion systems for the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission, scheduled to launch no earlier than 2011.
Boeing To Build Space-borne Power Generator
St. Louis - Jul 03, 2003
Boeing has been named by the Department of Energy (DOE) to lead in the creation of a next-generation power system for future Mars surface missions and the exploration of deep space.
New High-Purity Plutonium Sources Produced At Los Alamos
New Orleans - Mar 25, 2003
For the first time since 1987, new high-purity plutonium sources for use as primary analytical chemistry standards have been produced at Los Alamos National Laboratory using a new extrusion method developed at the Laboratory.
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