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  2. Galileo project - Wikipedia

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    Most engineers regarded this solution as inelegant and planetary scientists at JPL disliked it because it meant that the mission would take months or even years longer to reach Jupiter. [22] [21] Longer travel times meant that the spacecraft's components would age and possibly fail, and the onboard power supply and propellant would be depleted ...

  3. Timeline of Galileo (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    The trip from Earth to Jupiter, the probe's exploration of the Jovian atmosphere, and an orbiter tour consisting of 11 orbits of Jupiter constituted Galileo ' s primary mission. On Jupiter Arrival Day (7 December 1995), the Galileo spacecraft was given a gravity-assist from Io and then subjected to the Jupiter orbit insertion (JOI) maneuver ...

  4. Why are the Boeing Starliner astronauts stuck in space? - AOL

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    Here's why NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are stuck, but not stranded, at the International Space Station after launching into space in June.

  5. Exploration of Jupiter - Wikipedia

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    Jupiter as seen by the space probe Cassini. Flights from Earth to other planets in the Solar System have a high energy cost. It requires almost the same amount of energy for a spacecraft to reach Jupiter from Earth's orbit as it does to lift it into orbit in the first place.

  6. From Starship tests to Starliner woes, recapping the biggest ...

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    NASA launches Europa Clipper spacecraft to study moon of Jupiter Europa, the fourth largest of Jupiter’s 95 moons, is widely regarded among scientists as one of the best places in the solar ...

  7. Starliner astronauts won't return home until at least March ...

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    NASA's Starliner astronauts have had their homecoming delayed yet again.. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore weren't supposed to be at the International Space Station beyond a few days in June when ...

  8. Timeline of artificial satellites and space probes - Wikipedia

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    Did not reach the Moon as intended, but discovered a second radiation belt around Earth. [2] 5.9 kg (13.0 lb) 1959 January 2 Soviet Union: Luna 1: Luna: Partial success: The first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, and the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. 361 kg (794.2 lb) February 17 US: Vanguard 2E: Vanguard SLV ...

  9. NASA launches probe to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa - AOL

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    A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA's Europa Clipper space probe launches from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 14, 2024, on a mission to orbit Jupiter and study its icy moon, Europa, for signs ...