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'Welcome to Jupiter!' NASA's Juno space probe arrives at giant planet
Source: CNN
Jet Propulsion Lab (CNN) NASA says it has received tones confirming its Juno spacecraft has successfully started orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
"Welcome to Jupiter!" flashed on screens at mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. The Juno team cheered and hugged.
"This is phenomenal," said Geoff Yoder, acting administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/04/world/juno-jupiter-nasa/index.html?adkey=bn
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'Welcome to Jupiter!' NASA's Juno space probe arrives at giant planet (Original Post)
Night Watchman
Jul 2016
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allan01
(1,950 posts)1. all these worlds are yours except europa
we still have the touch .
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)2. It was great to get the good news.
I'm looking forward to their next reports about what they've learned and how the orbiter is doing.
longship
(40,416 posts)3. Yes!!!!
Matthew28
(1,798 posts)4. Congrats nasa
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)5. Congrats to NASA!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)6. Space people
Cool.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)7. Can't wait to see the pictures.
drm604
(16,230 posts)8. They say that orbital insertion was the riskiest part of the mission,
and they suceeded!
byronius
(7,394 posts)9. Damned amazing science.
Fricking heroes all.
Night Watchman
(743 posts)10. And Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's the Video!!!
I've been following this story all night long, it's now 5:19 AM Local, so I'm gonna catch me some
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)11. Hurry NASA start-up and send those PICs under the cloud cover right away
CrispyQ
(36,461 posts)12. Outstanding!