Tuesday, September 16, 2003
NASA's Office of Space Science is also weighing a proposal for the Jupiter Polar Orbiter with Probes (JPOP) mission under the New Frontiers program. JPOP calls for a dedicated spacecraft to conduct a detailed survey of Jupiter's polar region from orbit and release planetary probes to penetrate deep into the planet. The next New Frontiers mission, be it to Jupiter or no, is slated for launch in 2009. :-)
