Galileo spacecraft ends long voyage to Jupiter
NASA launched Galileo in 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons with a six year odyssey. The probe, named for Galileo Galilei, used gravitational assists and a backup antenna to relay data during a Dec 7 descent, with the mission costing about 1.6 billion dollars and ongoing observations planned for at least two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galileo
NASA
Jupiter
Antist
Galileo Galilei
Earth
Holy Roman Catholic Church
Venus
Solar
America
Solar System
al Seiff
Seif
Atlantis
Apollo 13 rekindles U S space interest in 1995 film
Cape Canaveral reports Apollo 13 fuels renewed faith in NASA as veterans praise its accuracy and portrayal of the mission. Gene Kranz and Charles Henschel commend the film for technical fidelity and the can-do spirit that persists at Johnson Space Center. NASA warns of budget cuts despite the box office hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Gene Kranz
Harris
Kranz
NASA
Charles Henschel
Ron Howard
Tom Hanks
Moon
Jim Lovell
Fred Haise Jr
Jack Swigert
Earth
Lunar
Knight-Ridder
Also Mentioned on This Page
Europa
Ganymede
Caflisto
Metis
Adrastea
Amalthea
Thebe
Leda
Himatia
Lysithea
Elara
Ananke
Carma
Pasipha
Sinope
Ot ‘Lantrorae Union Agan
Hughes Aa
Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Pietig
Paxton
Tom Henks
Kevin Bacon
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Tal
Cygnus
Ants Artest
Itis
Ana
Agit
Oni
Is Anoti
Albireo
Wantuty
Dale
Becau
Kalar
Ineter
Acca
Johnson Space Center and
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Eames Lovell
Uuon
Altair
Ars