Wednesday, 5 April 2017

NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for 'Grand Finale' at Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings as part of the mission’s grand finale.

from NASA Breaking News http://ift.tt/2oWUmzo
via IFTTT

No comments:

Post a Comment

A Quarter Century in Orbit: Science Shaping Life on Earth and Beyond 

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research that is transf...