re: JIMO slips to 2015 - This might be good!
Buck wrote:
"It's hard to imagine they'll send this huge nuclear powered spacecraft all the way to Jupiter and not include some kind of lander."
Start imagining. JIMO is not looking like a good idea. It'll cost too much and get way delayed, as is already starting to happen. We're better off with a billion-dollar, chemical-based Europa lander or orbiter, and leave nuclear power for a decade or two later.