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Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO)

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The Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) was a proposed spacecraft designed to explore the icy moons of Jupiter. The main target was Europa, the suspected ocean of which is one of the places where simple alien life is a possibility in our solar system. Ganymede and Callisto, which are now thought to have liquid, salty oceans beneath their icy surfaces, were also targets of interest for the probe. Science payload mass: 1500 kg Ion thrusters: multiple 30kW,Isp=7000s Mission design life: 20 years

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: benwl

Length: 01:39
Rating: 4.92
Views: 5489

Tags: callisto  europa  hall  Icy  impulse  ion  JIMO  Jupiter  mission  Moons  NASA  Orbiter  space  spacecraft  specific  thruster  

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pyzrm19 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
jupiter has 100+ satellites
SaintBroken (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I agree. This would have been a huge step forward in space exploration. Now we're going to have to wait for ages until we can know for sure if there's life on Europa or not. Most of us probably won't live to see that day anymore. It really is a crying shame.
letterpool (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Of course they accept it as a possibility.. they don't want to be left in the cold when life is found. They still need to be around to fill up the collection plates.
himrawkz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
no it only accepts it as a possibility
Racers1600 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Why would evolution prove that there is no God? The Catholic church believes in evolution.
Membrane556 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's a shame JIMO was canceled the technology developed for this mission is more important then Orion,Ares, and Artemis . Why do I say that well private companies can easily develop equivalents to those things of a fraction of the cost but only NASA can fund research on space nuclear power and very advanced concepts like NEP propulsion.
mikerogan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
how?
TheMandoor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Humm, life on other planets, that would prove evolution, no god, no reason to wage war, piece, nobody makes money on tanks & bombs, fat cats wouldn't be so fat. Humm, I wonder why the JIMO mission lost funding & was cancelled?
stok3d99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You're glib. (lol)
stok3d99 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
There is no life on Europa anyways.

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