Talk:Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters

Not proposed for 2017 New Frontiers program; ASRG not ready before 2028

There are two issues with this article, and I am uncertain how to address either of them.

1. The introduction mentions the New Frontiers program, claiming it competes for New Frontiers 4 (2017). This is not correct. FIRE not only didn't make the final (now Dragonfly versus CAESAR), but the team has never submitted a proposal to compete for the program (see list of submitted mission concepts here). My guess is that's because the mission didn't fit into any of the six possible mission schemes. It remains possible that FIRE is realised as a New Frontiers mission at a later round.

2. The selection of ASRG as a power source, as proposed in 2012, is questionable since the ASRG development contract was cancelled by NASA in 2013. ASRG's are not expected to fly before 2028, making a launch in 2024 impossible.--Renerpho (talk) 21:29, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Good feedback. I think I fixed that in the article now. Cheers, BatteryIncluded (talk) 22:29, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]