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Experiences in managing the Prometheus ProjectCongress authorized NASA?s Prometheus Project in February 2003, with the first Prometheus mission slated to explore the icy moons of Jupiter. The Project had two major objectives: (1) to develop a nuclear reactor that would provide unprecedented levels of power and show that it could be processed safely and operated reliably in space for long-duration, deep-space exploration and (2) to explore the three icy moons of Jupiter - Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa - and return science data that would meet the scientific goals as set forth in the Decadal Survey Report of the National Academy of Sciences. Early in Project planning, it was determined that the development of the Prometheus nuclear powered Spaceship would be complex and require the intellectual knowledge residing at numerous organizations across the country. In addition, because of the complex nature of the Project and the multiple partners, approaches beyond those successfully used to manage a typical JPL project would be needed. This paper1 will describe the key experiences in managing Prometheus that should prove useful for future projects of similar scope and magnitude
Document ID
20060043325
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Lehman, David H.
Clark, Karla B.
Cook, Beverly A.
Gavit, Sarah A.
Kayali, Sammy A.
McKinney, John C.
Milkovich, David C.
Reh, Kim R.
Taylor, Randall L.
Casani, John R.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2006
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2006 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 4, 2006
End Date: March 11, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
nuclear
naval reactors
Prometheus
analysis of alternative

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