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'''''FIRE''''' ('''Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters''') is a concept mission to [[Jupiter]]'s innermost moon [[Io (moon)|Io]]. The mission was first presented in 2012<ref name='FIRE 2012'>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AGUFM.P51A2014P Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): Designing a New Frontiers mission to study the most volcanic body in the solar system]. Padovan, S.; Cable, M. L.; Cumbers, J.; Gentry, D.; Harrison, T. N.; Naidu, S.; Parker, C. W.; Potter, R.; Reimuller, J.; Shkolyar, S.; Suer, T. K.; Szalay, J.; Trammell, H. J.; Walker, C. C.; Whitten, J. ''American Geophysical Union'', Fall Meeting 2012, abstract #P51A-2014.</ref> to compete at NASA's [[New Frontiers program]] in 2017.<ref name='FIRE 2017'>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117717303484 Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters: A conceptual design for a New Frontiers mission to Io]. Terry-Ann Suer, Sebastiano Padovan, Jennifer L. Whitten, Ross W.K. Potter, Svetlana Shkolyar, Morgan Cable, Catherine Walker, Jamey Szalay, Charles Parker, John Cumbers, Diana Gentry, Tanya Harrison, Shantanu Naidu, Harold J. Trammell, Jason Reimuller, Charles J. Budney, Leslie L. Lowes. ''Advances in Space Research'', Volume 60, Issue 5, 1 September 2017, Pages 1080-1100</ref>
'''''FIRE''''' ('''Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters''') is a concept mission to [[Jupiter]]'s innermost major moon [[Io (moon)|Io]]. The mission was first presented in 2012<ref name='FIRE 2012'>[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AGUFM.P51A2014P Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): Designing a New Frontiers mission to study the most volcanic body in the solar system]. Padovan, S.; Cable, M. L.; Cumbers, J.; Gentry, D.; Harrison, T. N.; Naidu, S.; Parker, C. W.; Potter, R.; Reimuller, J.; Shkolyar, S.; Suer, T. K.; Szalay, J.; Trammell, H. J.; Walker, C. C.; Whitten, J. ''American Geophysical Union'', Fall Meeting 2012, abstract #P51A-2014.</ref> for a possible future consideration by NASA's [[New Frontiers program]].<ref name='FIRE 2017'>[http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117717303484 Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters: A conceptual design for a New Frontiers mission to Io]. Terry-Ann Suer, Sebastiano Padovan, Jennifer L. Whitten, Ross W.K. Potter, Svetlana Shkolyar, Morgan Cable, Catherine Walker, Jamey Szalay, Charles Parker, John Cumbers, Diana Gentry, Tanya Harrison, Shantanu Naidu, Harold J. Trammell, Jason Reimuller, Charles J. Budney, Leslie L. Lowes. ''Advances in Space Research'', Volume 60, Issue 5, 1 September 2017, Pages 1080–1100</ref>


==Overview==
==Overview==


The ''FIRE'' spacecraft would be launched in 2024 and use three [[gravity assist]]s to reach Jupiter six years later.<ref name='FIRE 2017'/> The spacecraft would orbit Jupiter and perform 10 [[Planetary flyby|flybys]] of Io, some as low as {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} from its surface.<ref name='FIRE 2017'/><ref name='FIRE 2013'>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/pdf/2874.pdf Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): A New Frontiers Mission Designed to STudy the Innermost Volcanic Body in the Solar System]. (PDF) R. W. K. Potter, M. L. Cable, J. Cum-bers, D. M. Gentry, T. N. Harrison, S. Naidu, S. Padovan6, C. W. Parker, J. Reimuller, S. Shkolyar, T-A. Su-er, J. R. Szalay, H. J. Trammell, C. C. Walker, J. L. Whitten and C. J. Budney. ''44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013)''.</ref> The ten flybys will be completed in approximately four months.<ref name='FIRE 2013'/>
If developed in the future, the ''FIRE'' spacecraft would use three [[gravity assist]]s to reach Jupiter six years later.<ref name='FIRE 2017'/> The spacecraft would orbit Jupiter and perform 10 [[Planetary flyby|flybys]] of Io, some as low as {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} from its surface.<ref name='FIRE 2017'/><ref name='FIRE 2013'>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/pdf/2874.pdf Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): A New Frontiers Mission Designed to STudy the Innermost Volcanic Body in the Solar System]. (PDF) R. W. K. Potter, M. L. Cable, J. Cumbers, D. M. Gentry, T. N. Harrison, S. Naidu, S. Padovan6, C. W. Parker, J. Reimuller, S. Shkolyar, T-A. Suer, J. R. Szalay, H. J. Trammell, C. C. Walker, J. L. Whitten and C. J. Budney. ''44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013)''.</ref> The ten flybys would be completed in approximately four months.<ref name='FIRE 2013'/>


As a New Frontiers class mission, the cost cap is $991 million (FY2012) with a $927 million base cap with a $64 million launch vehicle cost credit.<ref name='FIRE 2013'/>
As a New Frontiers class mission, the cost cap would be $991 million (FY2012) with a $927 million base cap with a $64 million launch vehicle cost credit.<ref name='FIRE 2013'/>


==Goals and objectives==
==Goals and objectives==
[[File:Io (Jupiter moon) PIA02308.jpg|thumb|Jupiter's moon [[Io (moon)|Io]] ]]
{{Empty section|date=September 2019}}[[File:Io highest resolution true color.jpg|thumb|Jupiter's moon [[Io (moon)|Io]] ]]


==Payload==
==Payload==
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The instrument suite includes four proposed instruments: <ref name='FIRE 2012'/><ref name='FIRE 2017'/>
The instrument suite includes four proposed instruments: <ref name='FIRE 2012'/><ref name='FIRE 2017'/>
# Visible OpticaL Camera And Near-infrared Observer (VOLCANO) is a visible/near-[[Thermographic camera|infrared imager]].
# Visible OpticaL Camera And Near-infrared Observer (VOLCANO) is a visible/near-[[Thermographic camera|infrared imager]].
# Multi-Axis Geophysical MAgnetometer (MAGMA) is a magnetic instrumentation subpackage.
# Multi-Axis Geophysical [[Magnetometer]] (MAGMA) is a magnetic instrumentation subpackage.
# Comprehensive AnaLysis of Dust from ERuptions and Atmosphere (CALDERA), is a dust analyzer that would identify the material in the volcanic plumes.
# Comprehensive AnaLysis of Dust from ERuptions and Atmosphere (CALDERA), is a dust analyzer that would identify the material in the volcanic plumes.
# FieLd Analysis through Radio Exploration (FLARE) is a radio science experiment.
# FieLd Analysis through Radio Exploration (FLARE) is a radio science experiment.
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==See also==
==See also==


*[[Atmosphere of Io]]
*[[Io Volcano Observer]], a competing mission concept to Io
*[[Io Volcano Observer]] (IVO), a mission concept to Io
*[[Volcanology of Io]]


==References==
==References==
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Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters
NamesFIRE
Mission typeReconnaissance
OperatorNASA/JPL
Mission durationcruise: 6 years
science phase: 4 months (proposed)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date2024 (proposed)
RocketAtlas V
Flyby of Io
Closest approach2030 (proposed)
Distance100 km from Io
Orbits≥10 Io flybys
 

FIRE (Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters) is a concept mission to Jupiter's innermost major moon Io. The mission was first presented in 2012[2] for a possible future consideration by NASA's New Frontiers program.[3]

Overview

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If developed in the future, the FIRE spacecraft would use three gravity assists to reach Jupiter six years later.[3] The spacecraft would orbit Jupiter and perform 10 flybys of Io, some as low as 100 km (62 mi) from its surface.[3][1] The ten flybys would be completed in approximately four months.[1]

As a New Frontiers class mission, the cost cap would be $991 million (FY2012) with a $927 million base cap with a $64 million launch vehicle cost credit.[1]

Goals and objectives

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Jupiter's moon Io

Payload

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Five-image sequence acquired by New Horizons showing Io's volcano Tvashtar spewing material 330 km above its surface.

The instrument suite includes four proposed instruments: [2][3]

  1. Visible OpticaL Camera And Near-infrared Observer (VOLCANO) is a visible/near-infrared imager.
  2. Multi-Axis Geophysical Magnetometer (MAGMA) is a magnetic instrumentation subpackage.
  3. Comprehensive AnaLysis of Dust from ERuptions and Atmosphere (CALDERA), is a dust analyzer that would identify the material in the volcanic plumes.
  4. FieLd Analysis through Radio Exploration (FLARE) is a radio science experiment.

Power

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Electric power to the spacecraft and its scientific payload would be generated by three Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generators (ASRG).[3][1] ASRG is a radioisotope power system under development at NASA's Glenn Research Center. It uses a Stirling power conversion technology to convert radioactive-decay heat into electricity for use on spacecraft.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): A New Frontiers Mission Designed to STudy the Innermost Volcanic Body in the Solar System. (PDF) R. W. K. Potter, M. L. Cable, J. Cumbers, D. M. Gentry, T. N. Harrison, S. Naidu, S. Padovan6, C. W. Parker, J. Reimuller, S. Shkolyar, T-A. Suer, J. R. Szalay, H. J. Trammell, C. C. Walker, J. L. Whitten and C. J. Budney. 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2013).
  2. ^ a b Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters (FIRE): Designing a New Frontiers mission to study the most volcanic body in the solar system. Padovan, S.; Cable, M. L.; Cumbers, J.; Gentry, D.; Harrison, T. N.; Naidu, S.; Parker, C. W.; Potter, R.; Reimuller, J.; Shkolyar, S.; Suer, T. K.; Szalay, J.; Trammell, H. J.; Walker, C. C.; Whitten, J. American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2012, abstract #P51A-2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e Flyby of Io with Repeat Encounters: A conceptual design for a New Frontiers mission to Io. Terry-Ann Suer, Sebastiano Padovan, Jennifer L. Whitten, Ross W.K. Potter, Svetlana Shkolyar, Morgan Cable, Catherine Walker, Jamey Szalay, Charles Parker, John Cumbers, Diana Gentry, Tanya Harrison, Shantanu Naidu, Harold J. Trammell, Jason Reimuller, Charles J. Budney, Leslie L. Lowes. Advances in Space Research, Volume 60, Issue 5, 1 September 2017, Pages 1080–1100
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