NASA's Jupiter moon orbiter gets early boost from Congress

Congress has provided $20 million in the fiscal 2003 NASA appropriations bill so the space agency can get an early start on developing an orbiter to explore three Jupiter moons. The Bush Administration had proposed starting the Jupiter Icy Moon Orbiter (JIMO) program in FY '04, which does not begin...

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